Tree size and flowering intensity as affected by nitrogen fertilization in non-bearing orange trees grown under Mediterranean conditions

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1435-1440

  Menino, Maria Regina ^a   Carranca, Corina ^a   De Varennes, Amarilis ^c   D'Almeida, Victor Valente ^a   Baeta, José ^b  

^a Estacao Agronomica Nacional   (Portugal)

^b Estacao Florestal Nacional   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Canopy volume; Drip fertigation; Foliage density; Foliar and flower composition; Tree height; Trunk circumference; Lane Late

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; FORESTRY; FRUITS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NUTRITION; SOILS;

FLOWER TREES; RANDOMIZED BLOCK DESIGN;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 0346687504     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-01000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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