High fertigation frequency and phosphorus level: Effects on summer-grown bell pepper growth and blossom-end rot incidence

Plant and Soil

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 135-146

  Silber, A ^a   Bruner, M ^b   Kenig, E ^b   Reshef, G ^b   Zohar, H ^b   Posalski, I ^b   Yehezkel, H ^c   Shmuel, D ^c   Cohen, S ^c   Dinar, M ^c   Matan, E ^c   Dinkin, I ^a   Cohen, Y ^a   Karni, L ^a   Aloni, B ^a   Assouline, S ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^c Besor Experimental Station   (Israel)

Author keywords

Heat pulse; Irrigation; Leaf conductance; Mn deficiency; Root shoot ratio; Tensiometer

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION;

CAPSICUM;

EID: 21044450108     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-004-1311-3     Document Type: Article

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