Effects of low tunnels, plastic mulch and mineral nutrient treatments on chilling tolerance of snap bean plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 559, Issue , 2001, Pages 127-134

  El Tohamy, W A ^a   Singer, S M ^a   El Behairy, U A ^b   Abou Hadid, A F ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chilling stress; KCl; Mulch; Phaseolus vulgaris. L.; Tunnels

Indexed keywords

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84857340693     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.559.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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