Composted poultry litter as potting media does not affect transplant nitrogen content or final crop yield

HortTechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 142-145

  Guertal, E A ^a   Behe, B K ^a   Kemble, J M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

fertilizer; vegetable

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPITATA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030968823     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.7.2.142     Document Type: Article

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