The influence of nitrate/ammonium ratio on yield quality and nitrate, oxalate and vitamin C content of baby leaf spinach and bladder campion plants grown in a floating system

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 843, Issue , 2009, Pages 269-274

  Conesa, E ^a   Ninirola D ^a   Vicente, M J ^a   Ochoa, J ^a   Banon S ^a,b   Fernandez J A ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Local accession; Nutrient solution; Silene vulgaris; Spinacia oleracea

Indexed keywords

SILENE; SILENE LATIFOLIA; SILENE VULGARIS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 75649117014     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.843.35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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