Yield and quality of leafy lettuce in response to nutrient solution composition and growing season

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 456-462

  Fallovo, Carlo ^a   Rouphael, Youssef ^b   Cardarelli, Mariateresa ^a   Rea, Elvira ^c   Battistelli, Alberto ^d   Colla, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c Centro per la Ricerca e la sperimentazione in Agricoltura   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Floating system; Growing season; Leafy lettuce; Nutrient solution composition; Nutritional quality

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CAROTENOID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; STARCH; SULFATE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; COLOR; GROWING SEASON; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; SHOOT; SPRING; SUMMER;

ACEPHALA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 66349134131     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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