Effects of EC and fertigation strategy on water and nutrient uptake of tomato plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 593, Issue , 2002, Pages 101-107

  Heinen, M ^a   Marcelis, L F M ^a   Elings, A ^a   Figueroa, R ^a   Del Amor, F M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Rockwool; Root nutrient uptake; Root water uptake; Simulation model; Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 72649096435     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.593.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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