Combined effect of climate and concentration of the nutrient solution on a greenhouse tomato crop. i: Vegetative growth

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 458, Issue , 1998, Pages 221-229

  Stanghellini, C ^a   Van Meurs, W Th M ^a   Simonse, L ^a   Van Gaalen, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blossom end rot; EC salinity; Humidity; Leaf development; Transpiration; Waste water; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649086988     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.458.26     Document Type: Conference Paper

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