Tomato plant growth during establishment as affected by root zone temperature under colored mulches

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 631, Issue , 2004, Pages 119-124

  Diaz Perez, J C ^a   Granberry, D ^a   Bertrand, D ^a   Giddings, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Lycopersicon esculentum; Plasticulture; Transplant shock

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871153863     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.631.14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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