Prospects for manipulating the vegetative-reproductive balance in horticultural crops through nitrogen nutrition: A review

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-66

  Huett, D O ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Horticultural crops; Nitrogen; Vegetative reproductive balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030060533     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR9960047     Document Type: Article

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