Response of hydroponically-grown strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) plants to different ratios of K:Ca:Mg in the nutrient solution

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 293-300

  Neocleous, Damianos ^a   Savvas, Dimitrios ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cyprus   (Cyprus)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 84881059203     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2013.11512968     Document Type: Article

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