Is the vigour of grafted tomato plants related to root characteristics?

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 364-368

  Oztekin, Golgen B ^a   Giuffrida, Francesco ^b   Tuzel, Yuksel ^a   Leonardi, Cherubino ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Grafting; Root density; Root distribution; Root hair; Root length; Rootstock; Substrate exploitation; Tomato; Vigour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR ROOT; NONHUMAN; PLANT GRAFTING; PLANT ROOT; RHIZOME; SEEDLING; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 73949119003     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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