Summer squash response to root restriction under different light regimesFootnote¹

Received for publication September 22, 1992. A contribution of the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations, Georgia Station, Griffin. This research was supported by state and Hatch Act funds allocated to the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations.

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