Modern developments in the ise of inorganic media for greenhouse vegetable and flower production

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 819, Issue , 2009, Pages 73-86

  Savvas, D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greenhouse cultivation; Growing media; Moisture retention curve; Soilless cultivation; Substrates

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350088034     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2009.819.7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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