Can low nutrient strategies be used for pot gerbera production in closed-loop subirrigation?

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 691, Issue , 2005, Pages 365-372

  Zheng, Youbin ^a   Graham, Thomas ^a   Richard, Stefan ^a   Dixon, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Fertilizer input; Nutrient recirculation; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic capacity; Salt accumulation; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958119781     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.691.43     Document Type: Conference Paper

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