Determining of the yield, quality and nutrient content of tomatoes grafted on different rootstocks in soilless culture

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2147-2153

  Geboloǧlu, Naif ^a   Yilmaz, Emin ^a   Çakmak, Perihan ^a   Aydin, Mine ^a   Kasap, Yaşar ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Grafting; Nutrient content; Quality; Rootstocks; Soilless culture; Tomato; Yield

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79958847466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/sre10.1079     Document Type: Article

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