Influence of different growth media on the fruit quality and reproductive growth parameters of strawberry (Fragaria ananassa)

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 6224-6232

  Ayesha, Riffat ^a   Fatima, Noreen ^a   Ruqayya, Misbah ^a   Faheem, Hina ^a   Qureshi, Khalid Mahmood ^a   Hafiz, Ishfaq Ahmad ^a   Khan, Khalid Saifullah ^a   Ali, Usman ^a   Kamal, Atif ^a  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Coconut coir dust; Farm yard manure; Growing media; Leaf manure; Poultry manure; Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa); Total soluble solids; Total sugar; Trussess

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; COCONUT; COIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FLOWER; FLOWER SIZE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; FRUIT COLOR; FRUIT SIZE; FRUIT WEIGHT; MANURE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC FOOD; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT PARAMETERS; PLANT REPRODUCTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SAND; SOIL; STRAWBERRY;

EID: 82155197716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.1059     Document Type: Article

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