Effects of coco fibre addition to perlite on growth and yield of cut gerbera

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 779, Issue , 2008, Pages 529-534

  Paradiso, R ^a   De Pascale, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leaf ion content; Leaf water potential; Net photosynthesis; Stomatal conductance; Transpiration rate

Indexed keywords

GERBERA; GERBERA JAMESONII;

EID: 61449201393     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.779.67     Document Type: Conference Paper

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