Effects of urease and nitrification inhibitors application on urea fate in soil and nitrate accumulation in lettuce

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 245-252

  Montemurro, Francesco ^a,b   Capotorti, Guido ^a   Lacertosa, Giovanni ^a   Palazzo, Domenico ^a  

^a Metapontum Agrobios   (Italy)

^b CRA Istituto Sperimentale Agronomico   (Italy)

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EID: 0031956521     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904169809365399     Document Type: Article

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