Controlled-release fertilizers for vegetable production in the era of best management practices: Teaching new tricks to an old dog

HortTechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-46

  Simonne, Eric H ^a   Hutchinson, Chad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practice; Economic analysis; Potato

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 11244297067     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.15.1.0036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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