Potential of local varieties and their hybrids for the improvement of eggplant production in the open field and greenhouse cultivation

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-88

  Munoz Falcon J E ^a   Prohens, J ^a   Rodriguez Burruezo A ^b   Nuez, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Earliness; Eggplant; Genetic resources; Genotype x environment interaction; Greenhouse cultivation; Hybrids; Local varieties; Open field cultivation; Solanum melongena; Yield

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 52949101029     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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