Response of hydroponic tomato to daily applications of aqueous ozone via drip irrigation

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 464-471

  Graham, Thomas ^a   Zhang, Ping ^a   Woyzbun, Elisabeth ^a   Dixon, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algae control; Mineral wool; Oxygenation; Ozonation; Phytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CROP PRODUCTION; DRY MATTER; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HYDROPONICS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; OXYGENATION; OZONE; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

ALGAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79956346559     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.04.019     Document Type: Article

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