Optimizing grass mulch application rate in flue cured tobacco float seedlings for the control of salt injury and improvement of seedling quality

In the tobacco seedling production system, water moves up by capillary action from the water bed to the surface where it evaporates. Salts that accumulate after evaporation cause injury of plants. Some of the well noted effects include ion toxicity and reduction in seed germination, plant growth, an...

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Main Authors: Svotwa, Ezekia, Chitambo, Thandiwe, Chiota, Wendy, Shamudzarira, Munyaradzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sci. Agri. 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1240
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