Traditional and soilless culture systems to produce corn salad (Valerianella olitoria L.) and rocket (Eruca sativa Mill.) with low nitrate content

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 405-410

  Fontana, Emanuela ^a   Nicola, Silvana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baby leaves; Dry matter; Ebb and flow; Eruca sativa; Floating system; Leafy vegetables; Nitrate; Nutrient solution; Plant density; Soilless culture system; Valerianella olitoria

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; PEAT; POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVATED SPECIES; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ERUCA SATIVA; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HYDROPONICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEAFY VEGETABLE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANT DENSITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT YIELD; SIMULATION; VALERIANELLA; VALERIANELLA OLITORIA;

ERUCA SATIVA; LACTUCA; VALERIANELLA LOCUSTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 66349112264     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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