Economics of controlled-release fertilizer use on young citrus trees

Journal of Production Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-73

  Obreza, T A ^a   Rouse, R E ^a   Sherrod, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; VALENCIA;

EID: 0033005757     PISSN: 08908524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jpa1999.0069     Document Type: Article

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