Methods for controlling salt accumulation in substrate cultivation

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 614, Issue , 2003, Pages 799-803

  Giuffrida, F ^a   Argento, S ^a   Lipari, V ^a   Leonardi, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drainage; Environment; Hydroponics; Salt leaching; Soilless; Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449088653     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.614.117     Document Type: Conference Paper

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