Effects of cultivars and substrates on soilless strawberry production in Cyprus

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 926, Issue , 2012, Pages 435-440

  Neocleous, D ^a   Vasilakakis, M ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cyprus   (Cyprus)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cocopeat; Fragaria ananassa; Fruit quality; Fruit yield; Rockwool; Water use

Indexed keywords

FILICOPHYTA; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 84863611778     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.926.61     Document Type: Conference Paper

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