Zinc fertilization of avocado trees

HortScience

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 224-229

  Crowley, David E ^a   Smith, Woody ^a   Faber, Ben ^b   Manthey, John A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertigation; Foliar applications; Persea americana; Surfactant; Trace metal deficiencies

Indexed keywords

PERSEA AMERICANA; VENTURA;

EID: 0007848452     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.31.2.224     Document Type: Article

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