Cultivar, soil type, nitrogen source and irrigation regime as quality determinants of organically grown tomatoes

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 199, Issue , 2016, Pages 88-94

  De Pascale, Stefania ^a   Maggio, Albino ^a   Orsini, Francesco ^b   Barbieri, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ions; Irrigation regime; Nitrogen fertilization; Organic farming; Soil type

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; IONIC COMPOSITION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL BY TEXTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETABLE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84952685267     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2015.12.037     Document Type: Article

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