Potassium nitrate and urea sprays affect flowering and yields of ‘tommy atkins’ (mangifera indica) mango in Ethiopia

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-32

  Yeshitela, T ^a   Robbertse, P J ^a   Stassen, P J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flowering; Fruiting; Mango; Potassium nitrate; Urea

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; YIELD;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 20644469923     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2005.10634676     Document Type: Article

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