Effects of nickel concentration in the nutrient solution on the nitrogen assimilation and growth of tomato seedlings in hydroponic culture supplied with urea or nitrate as the sole nitrogen source

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 265-273

  Tan, Xue Wen ^a   Ikeda, Hideo ^a   Oda, Masayuki ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth; N assimilation; Nickel; Tomato; Urea; Urea toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342803824     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(99)00107-7     Document Type: Article

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