Photosynthesis, soil temperature and yield of cucumber as affected by colored plastic mulch

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 372-378

  Ibarra Jiménez, Luis ^a   Zermeño González, Alejandro ^b   Munguía Lopez, Juan ^a   Rosario Quezada Martin M A ^a   De La Rosa Ibarra, Manuel ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN QUÍMICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cucumis sativus; Early yield; Heat units; Plant photosynthesis; Total yield

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU;

EID: 54949091217     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710801920297     Document Type: Article

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