Saline drip irrigation and polyethylene mulch on yield and water use efficiency of bell peppers

International Journal of Vegetable Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-14

  Morales Garcia, Dagobiet ^a   Stewart, Katrine A ^a   Seguin, Philippe ^a   Madramootoo, Chandra ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Plasticulture; Salinity; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 77951581142     PISSN: 19315260     EISSN: 19315279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315260903123834     Document Type: Article

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