Development of circulating-type movable bench system for strawberry cultivation

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 285-293

  Hayashi, Shigehiko ^a   Saito, Sadafumi ^a   Iwasaki, Yasunaga ^b   Yamamoto, Satoshi ^a   Nagoya, Takato ^c   Kano, Kenzo ^c  

^a NARO Bio oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution   (Japan)

^b Miyagi Prefectural Agriculture and Horticulture Research Center   (Japan)

^c Seiwa Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical spray; High density planting; Longitudinal and lateral conveyors; Substrate culture

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 80053435792     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.45.285     Document Type: Article

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