Crape myrtle post-transplant growth as affected by nitrogen nutrition during nursery production

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 94-98

  Cabrera, Raul I ^a   Devereaux, Diana R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flowering response; Landscape; Leaf nutrient concentration; Nutritional status; Shoot to root ratio; Transplant

Indexed keywords

LAGERSTROEMIA FAURIEI; LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA;

EID: 0032928161     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.124.1.94     Document Type: Article

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