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Potassium Chloride Enhances Fruit Appearance and Improves Quality of Fertigated Greenhouse Tomato as Compared to Potassium Nitrate

B. P. Chapagain The Institutes for Applied Research, Ben‐Gurion, University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer‐Sheva, 84105, Israel
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Z. Wiesman The Institutes for Applied Research, Ben‐Gurion, University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer‐Sheva, 84105, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. Zaccai The Institutes for Applied Research, Ben‐Gurion, University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer‐Sheva, 84105, Israel
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P. Imas Dead Sea Works Ltd., Beer‐Sheva, Israel
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H. Magen Dead Sea Works Ltd., Beer‐Sheva, Israel
Pages 643-658 | Published online: 24 Jun 2011

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