Effects of irrigation and nitrogen rates on growth, yield, and quality of muskmelon in semiarid regions

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 621-638

  Kirnak, Halil ^a   Higgs, David ^b   Kaya, Cengiz ^a   Tas, Ismail ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo L.; Nitrogen; Trickle irrigation; Water deficit; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO; MELO;

EID: 17644365807     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PLN-200052635     Document Type: Article

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