Effect of organic and conventional systems on fruit quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa duch) grown under plastic house conditions in the Jordan Valley

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 741, Issue , 2007, Pages 159-172

  Abu Zahra, T R ^a   Al Ismail, K ^b   Shatat, F ^b  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Conventional; Fragaria x ananassa; Fruit quality; Organic; Sensory evaluation; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 70449086060     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.741.18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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