Mineral composition of leaves and flower buds in fruiting and non-fruiting pistachio trees

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1291-1301

  Vemmos, S N ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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PISTACHIA VERA;

EID: 0032813005     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904169909365713     Document Type: Article

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