Closed cycle subirrigation with low concentration nutrient solution can be used for soilless tomato production in saline conditions

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 338-344

  Montesano, Francesco ^a   Parente, Angelo ^b   Santamaria, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drip irrigation; NaCl; Solanum lycopersicum L.; Substrate; Through bench system

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; DRY MATTER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPONICS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SALINIZATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUBSTRATE; VEGETABLE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 77249097798     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.01.017     Document Type: Article

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