Orchard floor and nitrogen management influences soil and water quality and tart cherry yields

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 277-284

  Sanchez, Jose E ^a   Edson, Charles E ^b   Bird, George W ^b   Whalon, Mark E ^b   Willson, Thomas C ^c   Harwood, Richard R ^b   Kizilkaya, Kadir ^d   Nugent, James E ^e   Klein, William ^e   Middleton, Alan ^e   Loudon, Theodore L ^b   Mutch, Dale R ^b   Scrimger, Joseph ^f  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center   (United States)

^f Bio Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Compost; Cover crop; Mulch; Nematode community structure; Nitrate leaching; Organic matter; Prunus cerasus

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA; PRUNUS CERASUS;

EID: 0037365502     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.128.2.0277     Document Type: Article

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