Technical and Economic Analysis of Aeroponics and other Systems for Potato Mini-Tuber Production in Latin America

American Journal of Potato Research

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 357-368

  Mateus Rodriguez, Julian R ^a   de Haan, Stef ^b   Andrade Piedra, Jorge L ^c   Maldonado, Luis ^b   Hareau, Guy ^b   Barker, Ian ^d   Chuquillanqui, Carlos ^b   Otazú, Victor ^b   Frisancho, Rebeca ^b   Bastos, Carolina ^b   Pereira, Arione S ^e   Medeiros, Carlos A ^e   Montesdeoca, Fabian ^f   Benítez, Jacqueline ^f  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN TIBAITATÁ   (Colombia)

^b INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^c International Potato Centre Quito   (Ecuador)

^d JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

^e EMBRAPA CLIMA TEMPERADO   (Brazil)

^f Instituto Nacional Autonomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias Ecuador   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Fiber cement tiles technology; Hydroponics; Pre basic tuber seed; Seed production system; Semi hydroponics

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84879781802     PISSN: 1099209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12230-013-9312-5     Document Type: Article

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