Use of plasticulture for strawberry plant production

Small Fruits Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-32

  Freeman, Stanley ^a   Gnayem, Nabeel ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fragaria xananassa Duch; Fungal pathogens; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 8744260825     PISSN: 15228851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J301v04n01_04     Document Type: Review

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