Effects of partial root-zone drying irrigation on yield, fruit quality, and water-use efficiency in processing tomato

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 389-396

  Casa, R ^a   Rouphael, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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EID: 84903761560     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2014.11513097     Document Type: Article

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