Potassium and calcium enrichment alleviate salinity-induced stress in hydroponically grown endives

Horticultural Science

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 155-162

  Tzortzakis, N G ^a  

^a National Agriculture Research Foundation of Greece   (Greece)

Author keywords

Calcium foliar spay; Cichorium endivia; Growth; Nutrient film technique; Potassium; Salinity; Soilless culture

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; CICHORIUM ENDIVIA;

EID: 78649391839     PISSN: 0862867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1/2010-hortsci     Document Type: Article

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