Floral analysis as a tool to diagnose iron chlorosis in orange trees

Plant and Soil

Volumn 259, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 287-295

  Pestana, Maribela ^a   De Varennes, Amarilis ^b   Goss, Michael J ^c   Abadía, Javier ^d   Faria, Eugénio Araújo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Citrus; Floral analysis; Iron chlorosis; Lime induced chlorosis; SPAD

Indexed keywords

FIELD METHOD; FRUIT; IRON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ASPIDISTRA ELATIOR; CITRONCIRUS WEBBERI; CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; VALENCIA;

EID: 1842759540     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLSO.0000020979.83817.b4     Document Type: Article

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