Nitrate and ammonium nutrition in chicory and rocket salad plants

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1779-1789

  Santamaria, P ^a   Elia, A ^b   Papa, G ^a   Serio, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CULTIVAR; NITRATE; NUTRIENT; PLANT GROWTH;

CICHORIUM INTYBUS; ERUCA VESICARIA;

EID: 0031688089     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904169809365523     Document Type: Article

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