Effect of fertilizer levels and plucking intervals on yield and quality of clonal tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze]

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 184-191

  Owuor, P Okinda ^a   Othieno, Caleb O ^a,b   Odhiambo, Herman O ^a,c   Ng'etich, Wilson K ^a  

^a TEA RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF KENYA   (Kenya)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Camellia sinensis; NPKS 25:5:5:5 fertilizer; Plucking intervals; Quality; Tea; Yields

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343046344     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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