Current knowledge, gaps, and future needs for keeping water and nutrients in the root zone of vegetables grown in Florida

HortTechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-152

  Simonne, Eric ^a   Hutchinson, Chad ^a   DeValerio, Jim ^b   Hochmuth, Robert ^c   Treadwell, Danielle ^a   Wright, Allan ^a   Santos, Bielinski ^d   Whidden, Alicia ^e   McAvoy, Gene ^f   Zhao, Xin ^a   Olczyk, Teresa ^g   Gazula, Aparna ^h   Ozores Hampton, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Bradford County   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Hillsborough County Water Resources Department   (United States)

^f Hillsborough County ^*  (United States)

^g Miami Dade County   (United States)

^h Alachua County Extension Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Controlled release fertilizer; Cover crop; Grafting; Ultralow flow drip irrigation; Zero discharge systemshop

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950348515     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.20.1.143     Document Type: Article

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