The influence of fertigation strategies on water and nutrient efficiency of tomato grown in closed soilless culture with saline water

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 807, Issue , 2009, Pages 445-450

  Pardossi, A ^a   Incrocci, L ^a   Massa, D ^a   Carmassi, G ^a   Maggini, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydroponics; Runoff; Soilless culture; Solanum lycopersicum L.; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950516131     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.807.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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