Effects of oxygen-enriched nutrient solution on greenhouse cucumber and pepper production

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 602-607

  Ehret, David L ^a   Edwards, Diane ^b   Helmer, Tom ^a   Lin, Wei ^a   Jones, Gary ^c   Dorais, Martine ^d   Papadopoulos, Athanasios P ^e  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Kwantlen Polytechnic University ^*  (Canada)

^c KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^e HARROW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeration; Cucumber; Greenhouse; Hydroponics; Oxygen enrichment; Pepper

Indexed keywords

AERATION; CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROSS SECTION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPONICS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRITION; OXYGEN; SUBSTRATE; YIELD RESPONSE;

CALLITROPSIS NOOTKATENSIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 77954385433     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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