Growth and yield of watermelon on polyethylene mulch with different spacings and nitrogen rates

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 366-369

  Goreta, Smiljana ^a   Perica, Slavko ^a   Dumicic, Gvozden ^a   Bucan, Lovre ^a   Zanic, Katja ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADRIATIC CROPS AND KARST RECLAMATION   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrate; Citrullus lanatus; Fertigation; Fruit size; Planting density

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROWTH KINETICS; MARKETING; POLYETHYLENES;

GROWING REGIONS; PLANT SPACING; PLANTING DENSITY; WATERMELON;

FRUITS;

CONCENTRATION; FRUITS; GROWTH; MARKETING; METEOROLOGY; POLYETHYLENE;

CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 14244254564     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.2.366     Document Type: Article

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