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Changes induced by plastic film mulches on soil temperature and their relevance in growth and fruit yield of pickling cucumber

Vicente Torres-OlivarDepartamento de Plásticos en la Agricultura, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo, Mexico
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Luis Ibarra-JiménezDepartamento de Plásticos en la Agricultura, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo, MexicoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Antonio Cárdenas-FloresDepartamento de Plásticos en la Agricultura, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo, Mexico
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Ricardo Hugo Lira-SaldivarDepartamento de Plásticos en la Agricultura, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo, Mexico
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José Humberto Valenzuela-SotoDepartamento de Plásticos en la Agricultura, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo, Mexico
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Marco Antonio Castillo-CampohermosoDepartamento de Plásticos en la Agricultura, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo, Mexico
Pages 97-103 | Received 07 Jun 2017, Accepted 09 Aug 2017, Published online: 30 Aug 2017

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