The use of macronutrients and water in marginal Mediterranean areas: The case of carob-tree

Field Crops Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Correia, Pedro José ^a   Martins Loução, Maria Amélia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ceratonia siliqua; Nitrogen; Nutrition; Phosphorus; Potassium; Soil; Water; Yield

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FOOD PRODUCTS; FORESTRY; NUTRITION; PULP; SEED; WATER;

CAROB-TREE (CERATONIA SILIQUA L); MACRONUTRIENTS; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; SCLEROPHYLLOUS LEGUMINOUS TREE;

BIODIVERSITY;

NUTRIENT USE; WATER USE; YIELD;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; NUTRIENTS; PULPS; SEEDS; WATER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CERATONIA; CERATONIA SILIQUA; SILIQUA;

EID: 11144320878     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2004.05.004     Document Type: Review

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