Enhancement of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum l.) growth and yield by addition of Nigari, an effluent of salt industries, in soilless culture

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1408-1415

  Rahman, Md Jahedur ^a   Inden, Haruhisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fruit quality; Leaf area; Net assimilation rate; Plant dry weight; Relative growth rate; Tissue mineral composition

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 84872826712     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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