Effects on microclimate, crop production and quality of a tomato crop grown under shade nets

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-12

  Kittas, C ^a   Katsoulas, N ^a   Rigakis, N ^a   Bartzanas, T ^b   Kitta, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Technology Park of Thessaly   (Greece)

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LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84856327727     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2012.11512822     Document Type: Article

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