Influence of foliar application of urea on tree growth, fruit quality, leaf minerals, and distribution of urea-drived nitrogen in apples

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 594, Issue , 2002, Pages 603-610

  Fallahi, E ^a   Khemira, H ^b   Righetti, T L ^c   Azarenko, A N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple; Fruit quality; Nitrogen; Urea

Indexed keywords

EID: 22444436675     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.594.81     Document Type: Conference Paper

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