Nitrate accumulation reduction using chloride in the nutrient solution on lettuce growing by NFT in semiarid climate conditions

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1705-1714

  Urrestarazu, Miguel ^a   Postigo, Adela ^a   Salas, Maricarmen ^a   Sánchez, Agustín ^a   Carrasco, Gilda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELVIRA; LACTUCA;

EID: 0031875343     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904169809365515     Document Type: Article

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