Nitrogen concentration of cauliflower organs as determined by organ size, N supply, and radiation environment

Plant and Soil

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 201-209

  Kage, H ^a,b   Alt, C ^a   Stutzel H ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea L. botrytis; Cauliflower; Nitrogen concentration; Nmin; Organ size; Radiation intensity; Shading

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; VEGETABLE;

BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0842284025     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020627723616     Document Type: Article

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