Impact of nitrogen management practices on nutritional status and yield of Valencia orange trees and groundwater nitrate

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 904-910

  Alva, A K ^a   Paramasivam, S ^a   Graham, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRRIGATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SAND; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER WELLS;

FERTIGATION; FRUIT YIELD; MINERAL NUTRITION STATUS; NITROGEN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; VALENCIA ORANGE TREE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; WELL WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; FRUIT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; SAMPLING; SOIL TREATMENT; TREE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 0032126941     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1998.00472425002700040026x     Document Type: Article

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