Potassium fertilization effects on processing tomato yield and fruit quality

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 542, Issue , 2001, Pages 127-133

  Hartz, T K ^a   Miyao, E M ^a   Mullen, R J ^a   Cahn, M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Lycopersicon esculentum; Mineral nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009349443     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2001.542.15     Document Type: Article

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