Planting method, plastic mulch, and fumigation influence growth, yield, and root structure of watermelon

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1410-1414

  Egel, Daniel S ^a   Martyn, Ray ^a   Gunter, Chris ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Direct seeded; Methyl bromide; Root architecture; Tap root; Transplants

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 51449114462     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.5.1410     Document Type: Article

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