Influence of irrigation, nitrogen and seed piece spacing on yields and tuber size distribution of seed potatoes

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 141-148

  Waterer, Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

drop seed; fertility; Solanum tuberosum; spacing

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031002657     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P96-087     Document Type: Article

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