Influence of transplant size on the above- and below-ground performance of four contrasting field-grown lettuce cultivars

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue SEP, 2013, Pages

  Kerbiriou, P J ^a   Stomph, T J ^a   Lammerts van Bueren, E T ^a   Struik, P C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lettuce; Nutrient use efficiency; Root activity; Transplanting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900856310     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00379     Document Type: Article

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