Do soilless culture systems have an influence on product quality of vegetables?

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-147

  Gruda, N ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWING SEASON; HORTICULTURE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; VEGETABLE;

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