Preplant monoammonium phosphate fertilizer and compost affects the growth of newly planted 'macoun' apple trees

HortScience

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-35

  Moran, Renae E ^a   Schupp, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Flowering; Malus xdomestica; Soil amendments; Vegetative growth

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COMPOSTING; FERTILIZERS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PHOSPHATES; SOILS;

FOLIAR NUTRIENTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

MALUS DOMESTICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MALUS XDOMESTICA;

EID: 0037294784     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.38.1.32     Document Type: Article

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