Fertilizer-drawn forward osmosis for irrigation of tomatoes

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2746-2759

  Majeed, Tahir ^a   Sahebi, Soleyman ^a   Lotfi, Fezeh ^a   Kim, Jung Eun ^a   Phuntsho, Sherub ^a   Tijing, Leonard D ^a   Shon, Ho Kyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertigation of tomato; Fertilizer draw solution; Forward osmosis desalination; NPK crop nutrients; Seawater feed

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84924043459     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.931524     Document Type: Article

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