Preliminary Research on Seed Production and Nutrient Content for Certain Quinoa Varieties in a Saline-Sodic Soil

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 402-408

  Karyotis, Th ^b,c   Iliadis, C ^a,c   Noulas, Ch ^b,c   Mitsibonas, Th ^b,c  

^a Fodder Crops and Pasture Institute   (Greece)

^b Institute of Soil Mapping and Classification   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Neutral; Protein; Quinoa; Saline sodic soil; Seed nutrients; Seed yield

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT; SALINE SOIL; SEED; SODIC SOIL; YIELD;

CHENOPODIUM QUINOA;

EID: 0346103905     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0931-2250.2003.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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