Tomato stem and fruit diameter dynamics in response to changing water availability

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 952, Issue , 2012, Pages 953-958

  De Swaef, T ^a   Steppe, K ^a   Verbist, K ^a   Cornelis, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Drought; Growth; Rockwool; Solanum lycopersicum L.; Turgor; Water potential

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84863710140     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2012.952.121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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