The Influence of Growing Medium and Harvest Time on the Biological Value of Cherry Fruit and Standard Tomato Cultivars

Katarzyna Kowalczyk; Janina Gajc-Wolska; M. Marcinkowska

doi:10.2478/v10032-011-0004-8

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The Influence of Growing Medium and Harvest Time on the Biological Value of Cherry Fruit and Standard Tomato Cultivars

Journal of Fruit and Ornamental Plant Research

Volume 74 (2011): Issue 1 (June 2011)

By: Katarzyna Kowalczyk, Janina Gajc-Wolska and M. Marcinkowska

Open Access

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