Eggplant dry matter composition fruit yield and quality as affected by phosphate and total salinity caused by potassium fertilizers in the irrigation solution

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 431-442

  Zipelevish, Ephraim ^a   Grinberge, Avihail ^a   Amar, Shimshon ^a   Gilbo, Yehoshua ^a   Kafkafi, Uzi ^b  

^a Gilgal Research Station   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELONGENA; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 0034066579     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160009382030     Document Type: Article

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