Quality and nitrogen use efficiency of sunflower grown at different nitrogen levels under Mediterranean conditions

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 335-350

  Montemurro, Francesco ^a   De Giorgio, Donato ^a  

^a Istituto Sperimentale Agronomico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean conditions; N uptake; N use efficiency; Quality; Sunflower; Yield

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 14644426611     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PLN-200047627     Document Type: Article

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