Impact of a progressive Na and Cl accumulation in the root zone on pepper grown in a closed-cycle hydroponic system

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 807, Issue , 2009, Pages 451-456

  Savvas, D ^a   Sigrimis, N ^a   Chatzieustratiou, E ^b   Paschalidis, C ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b TEI of Mesologhi   (Greece)

^c TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KALAMATA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Hydroponics; Photosynthesis; Salinity; Soilless culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865401227     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.807.64     Document Type: Conference Paper

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