Effect of N, P, K concentrations on yield and fruit quality of (Solanum lycopersicum l.) in tuff culture

Journal of Central European Agriculture

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-184

  Fandi, Majid ^a   Muhtaseb, Jalal ^a   Hussein, Munir ^a  

^a National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension NCARE   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Fruit quality; Macronutrients; Open soilless; Tomato; Tuff; Yield

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 77958534679     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13329049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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