Herbicidal weed control and crop-year NPK fertilization improves lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium ait.) production

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 351-361

  Penney, B G ^a   McRae, K B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Herbicide; Lowbush blueberry; Vaccinium angustifolium; Weed control; Yield flower buds

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 0037896231     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P99-080     Document Type: Article

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