Using the SPAD 502 meter to assess chlorophyll and nitrogen content of benjamin fig and cottonwood leaves

HortTechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 682-686

  Loh, Felix C W ^a   Grabosky, Jason C ^a   Bassuk, Nina L ^a  

^a National Parks Board   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ficus benjamina; Light transmittance; Populus deltoides

Indexed keywords

FICUS BENJAMINA; POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

EID: 0036784429     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.12.4.682     Document Type: Article

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