Using soil solution monitoring to determine the effects of irrigation management and fertigation on nitrogen availability in high-density apple orchards

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 706-713

  Neilsen, D ^a   Parchomchuk, P ^a   Neilsen, G H ^a   Hogue, E J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drip irrigation; Malus xdomestica; NO3 N; Soil solution; Suction lysimeter

Indexed keywords

MALUS DOMESTICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MALUS XDOMESTICA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0031840614     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.123.4.706     Document Type: Article

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