Reducing nitrate content of NFT grown winter onion plants (Allium cepa L.) by partial replacement of NO3 with amino acid in nutrient solution

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 203-208

  Güneş, Aydin ^a   Inal, Ali ^a   Aktaş, Mehmet ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L.; Amino acid; Glycine; Nitrate accumulation; Onion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001217332     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4238(95)00864-0     Document Type: Article

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