Effect of grafting on yield and quality of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 149, Issue , 2013, Pages 108-114

  Moncada, Alessandra ^a   Miceli, Alessandro ^a   Vetrano, Filippo ^a   Mineo, Valerio ^a   Planeta, Diego ^a   D'Anna, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eggplant cultivar; Protected cultivation; Rootstock; Solanum torvum; Vegetable production

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; CULTIVATION; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FRUIT; GRAFTING; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; ROOTSTOCK; VIGOR; WILT;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA; SOLANUM TORVUM;

EID: 84871918989     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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