Growth response of cucumber to hydrophilic polymer application under different soil moisture levels

Journal of Vegetable Crop Production

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-64

  Al Harbi, A R ^a   Wahdan, H ^a   Al Omran, A M ^a   Shalaby, A ^a   Choudhary, M I ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cucumis sativus L.; Hydrophilic polymer; Soil moisture; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023914770     PISSN: 10496467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J068v02n02_07     Document Type: Article

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