Effect of different concentrations of urea with or without nickel addition on spinach (Spinacia oleracea E.) growth under hydroponic culture

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 569-575

  Khan, N K ^a   Watanabe, M ^a   Watanabe, Y ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydroposaic culture; Nickel; NO3 N; Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.); Urea

Indexed keywords

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0032693118     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1999.10415820     Document Type: Article

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