Development and correction of K-deficiency in drip-irrigated apple

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 258-261

  Neilsen, Gerry ^a   Parchomchuk, Peter ^a   Meheriuk, Michael ^a   Neilsen, Denise ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coreflush; Fertigation; Fruit color; Fruit K; Fruit quality; Leaf; Malus xdomestica

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; MALUS XDOMESTICA;

EID: 0031982320     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.2.258     Document Type: Article

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