Effect of growing system and cultivar on yield and water-use efficiency of greenhouse-grown tomato

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-75

  Valenzano, V ^a   Parente, A ^b   Serio, F ^b   Santamaria, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PERILLA FRUTESCENS; SOLANUM;

EID: 47849121220     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2008.11512349     Document Type: Article

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