Environment-friendly soilless culture and fertigation technique

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 761, Issue , 2007, Pages 363-369

  Ikeda, Hideo ^a  

^a Osaka City University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Efficient use of water and fertilizers; Environment friendly; Fertigation; Greenhouse; Soilless culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449085790     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.761.50     Document Type: Conference Paper

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