The effect of physiological age and planting date on the response of potatoes to applied nitrogen and on levels of residual nitrogen post-harvest

Potato Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 561-569

  Johnson, Patrick A ^a   Seeney, Frances ^a   Williams, Diana ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Nitrate; Sandy soil; Silty soil

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030429010     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02358475     Document Type: Article

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