Maintaining constant root environments in floating hydroponics to study root-shoot relationships

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 507, Issue , 1999, Pages 215-221

  Both, A J ^a   Albright, L D ^a   Scholl, S S ^a   Langhans, R W ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved oxygen; Lactuca sativa L.; Lettuce; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879576461     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1999.507.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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