Nitrogen and potassium application scheduling effects on drip-irrigated tomato yield and leaf tissue analysis

HortScience

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 230-235

  Locascio, Salvadore J ^a   Hochmuth, George J ^a   Rhoads, Fred M ^b   Olson, Steve M ^b   Smajstrla, Alan G ^a   Hanlon, Ed A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertigation; Lycopersicon esculentum; Microirrigation

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030864909     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.32.2.230     Document Type: Conference Paper

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