INFLUENCE OF THE USE OF DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND DIFFERENT MULCHING MATERIALS ON ORNAMENTAL SUNFLOWERS IN GREENHOUSE CULTIVATION

@inproceedings{Anifantis2012INFLUENCEOT,
  title={INFLUENCE OF THE USE OF DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND DIFFERENT MULCHING MATERIALS ON ORNAMENTAL SUNFLOWERS IN GREENHOUSE CULTIVATION},
  author={Alexandros Sotirios Anifantis and Giovanni Canzio and Giuseppe Cristiano and Barbara De Lucia and Giovanni Luca Russo and L. Vecchietti and Barbara Immirzi and Mario Malinconico and Gabriella Santagata},
  year={2012}
}
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