Horticultural crop production in high tunnels in the united states: A snapshot

HortTechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-43

  Carey, Edward E ^a   Jett, Lewis ^b   Lamont, William J ^c   Nennich, Terrance T ^d   Orzolek, Michael D ^c   Williams, Kimberly A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled environment agriculture; Flower; Fruit; Hoop house; Protected agriculture; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

EID: 67049127992     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.19.1.37     Document Type: Article

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