Field evaluation of watermelon grown on paper-polymerized vegetable oil mulches

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1588-1591

  Shogren, Randal L ^a   Hochmuth, Robert C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Fruit; Kraft; Linseed; Plastic; Soybean

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON BLACK; CURING; HARVESTING; KRAFT PAPER; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERIZATION;

PAPER-POLYMERIZED VEGETABLE OILS; POLYETHYLENE MULCHES; WATERMELON;

VEGETABLE OILS;

CARBON BLACK; HARVESTING; KRAFT PAPERS; LINSEED OIL; MULCH; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMERIZATION;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 9244261981     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.7.1588     Document Type: Article

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