Relationships of nitrogenous compounds in petiole sap of tomato to nitrogen fertilization and the value of these compounds as a predictor of yield

HortScience

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 254-258

  Andersen, Peter C ^a   Rhoads, Fred M ^a   Olson, Steven M ^a   Brodbeck, Brent V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amides; Amino acids; Lycopersicon esculentum; Nitrates; Total nitrogen

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0032962701     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.34.2.254     Document Type: Article

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