Petiole sap NO3-N testing as a method for monitoring nitrogen nutrition of potato crops

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 273-278

  Waterer, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ion specific electrode; Nitrate; Nitrogen; Petiole; Solanum tuberosum; Tissue testing

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030857243     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P96-091     Document Type: Article

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