Effects of container and substrate on plant growth and fruit quality of the hydroponically grown cucumber (Cucumissativus L. cv. Chosaengnakhap) plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 483, Issue , 1999, Pages 155-160

  Lee, Beom Seon ^a   Lee, Jeong Hyun ^a   Park, Soon Gi ^a   Chung, Soon Ju ^a   Seo, Beom Seok ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Honnam Greenhouse Crop Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbonized rice hull; Container; Cucumber; Hydroponics; Perlite; Rice hull; Substrate

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 61449135851     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.483.16     Document Type: Article

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