Responses of drip irrigated bell pepper to water stress and different nitrogen levels with or without mulch cover

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 263-277

  Kirnak, Halil ^a   Kaya, Cengiz ^a   Higgs, David ^b   Tas, Ismail ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bell pepper; Drip irrigation; Mulch; Nitrogen; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0037277494     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PLN-120017135     Document Type: Article

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