Correcting iron deficiency in calibrachoa grown in a container medium at high pH

HortTechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 308-313

  Fisher, Paul R ^a   Wik, Ron M ^a   Smith, Brandon R ^a   Pasian, Claudio C ^b   Kmetz González, Monica ^b   Argo, William R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Blackmore Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelate; Drench; Foliar nutrition; Iron sulfate; Iron DTPA; Iron EDDHA; Iron EDTA; Organosilicone; Soilless medium; Surfactant; Water soluble fertilizer

Indexed keywords

CALIBRACHOA; CALIBRACHOA HYBRIDA;

EID: 0037376113     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.13.2.0308     Document Type: Article

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