Nitrogen fertilization to maximize carrot yield and quality on a sandy soil

HortScience

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 641-645

  Hochmuth, George J ^a   Brecht, Jeffrey K ^a   Bassett, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotene; Daucus carota; Nutrient uptake; Plant nutrition; Plant tissue analyses; Sugar

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0032771730     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.34.4.641     Document Type: Article

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