Potassium chloride enhances fruit appearance and improves quality of fertigated greenhouse tomato as compared to potassium nitrate

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 643-658

  Chapagain, B P ^a   Wiesman, Z ^a   Zaccai, M ^a   Imas, P ^b   Magen, H ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b ICL Fertilizers   (Israel)

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EID: 0037287545     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PLN-120017671     Document Type: Article

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