Producing nitrate-free endive heads: Effect of nitrogen form on growth, yield, and ion composition of endive

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 140-145

  Santamaria, Pietro ^a   Elia, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

ammonium; Ca2+; Cichorium endivia var. crispum; Cl; growth analysis; H2PO4; K+; Mg2+; Na+; nitrate; SO4 2

Indexed keywords

CICHORIUM ENDIVIA;

EID: 0030989761     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.1.140     Document Type: Article

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