Effects of low temperature storage on growth and transplant quality of non-grafted and grafted cantaloupe-type muskmelon seedlings

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-54

  Justus, Ian ^a   Kubota, Chieri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled environment; Cucurbit; Grafted seedling production; Seedling storage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CROP PLANT; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; HORTICULTURE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSPLANTATION;

CUCUMIS MELO; CUCURBITA MAXIMA X CUCURBITA MOSCHATA;

EID: 77950593665     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.02.020     Document Type: Article

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