Response of maize to foliar vs. soil application of nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertilizers

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2333-2342

  Ling, Fan ^a   Silberbush, Moshe ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fertilizer efficiency; Foliar fertilization; Growth response; Maize (Zea mays L.); Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036435749     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PLN-120014698     Document Type: Article

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