How Well Do Critical Nitrogen Concentrations Work for Cabbage, Carrot, and Onion Crops?

HortScience

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1122-1128

  Westerveld, Sean M ^a   McKeown, Alan W ^a   Scott Dupree, Cynthia D ^a   McDonald, Mary Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nutrient management; Plant analysis; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; HARVESTING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION;

CROPS;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPITATA; DAUCUS; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0345447610     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.38.6.1122     Document Type: Article

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