Effect of potassium magnesium chloride in the fertigation solution as partial source of potassium on growth, yield and quality of greenhouse tomato

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 279-288

  Chapagain, Bishnu P ^a   Wiesman, Zeev ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fertigation; Fruit quality; Potassium magnesium chloride; Potassium nitrate; Tomato

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HORTICULTURE; IRRIGATION;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0842306434     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(03)00109-2     Document Type: Article

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