Hydroponic production of purslane as a sodium-removing vegetable in NaCl-rich nutrient solution

HortScience

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 201-206

  Kong, Yun ^a,b   Zheng, Youbin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b VINELAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass accumulation; Cultivar difference; Growth stage; NaCl concentration; Plant growth; Portulaca oleracea; Sodium removal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894033824     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.49.2.201     Document Type: Article

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