Agronomic evaluation of green biodegradable mulch on melon crop

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-116

  Filippi, Ferruccio ^a   Magnani, Galileo ^a   Guerrini, Sara ^b   Ranghino, Floriana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Probiotical SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Film properties; Quality; Soil temperature; Vegetables; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRONOMY; BIODEGRADATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FILM; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; MULCHING; PLASTIC; POLYMER; RESEARCH WORK; RIPENING; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ITALY; PISA [TUSCANY]; TUSCANY;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 84857352018     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2011.e18     Document Type: Article

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