The effect of nitrogen and the method of application on yield and quality of broccoli

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-133

  Everaarts, A P ^a   De Willigen, P ^b  

^a Applied Research for Arable Farming and Field Production of Vegetables PAV   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea var. Italica; Broccoli; Fertilizer band placement; Nitrogen fertilizer; Quality; Soil mineral nitrogen; Split application; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004475597     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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