Shredded maize stems as an alternative substrate medium: Effect on growth, flowering and yield of tomato in soilless culture

Journal of Vegetable Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 57-70

  Tzortzakis, Nikos G ^a   Economakis, Costas D ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b National Agriculture Research Foundation of Greece   (Greece)

Author keywords

Lycopersicum esculentum mill.; Maize; Nutrient film technique (NFT); Organic materials; Perlite; Plant growth; Pumice; Soilless culture; Stems; Tomato; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992563668     PISSN: 15481689     EISSN: 15481697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J484v11n02_06     Document Type: Article

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