Influence of soil moisture on yield and quality of tomato on a heavy clay soil

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 694, Issue , 2005, Pages 451-454

  Bhattarai, S P ^a   Midmore, D J ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blossom end rot; Lycopersicon esculentum L.; Quality; Soil moisture; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955630584     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.694.74     Document Type: Conference Paper

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