Effects of deficit irrigation with saline water on yield, fruit quality and water use efficiency of cantaloupe in an arid region

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 469-479

  Mousavi, S F ^a   Mostafazadeh Fard, B ^a   Farkhondeh, A ^a   Feizi, M ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Isfahan Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources   (Iran)

Author keywords

Muskmelon; Production function; Trickle irrigation

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 70049091800     PISSN: 16807073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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