Managing faba bean residues to enhance the fruit quality of the melon (Cucumis melo L.) crop

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 317-323

  Stagnari, Fabio ^a   Pisante, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Faba bean; Fruit quality; Legume residues; Melon (Cucumis melo L.); Plastic mulch

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP RESIDUE; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; FRUITING; GREEN MANURING; LEGUME; MORPHOLOGY; MULCHING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOPSOIL;

ITALY;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84755161027     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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