Crop growth and tuber yield of "early" potato crop under organic and conventional

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 165, Issue , 2014, Pages 260-265

  Ierna, A ^a   Parisi, B ^b  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

'Early' crop potato; Conventional; Genotype; Organic; Season; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CULTIVAR; CULTIVATION; FARMING SYSTEM; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC FARMING; POTATO; STABILIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SICILY;

EID: 84890131906     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.11.032     Document Type: Article

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