Studies on NPK drip fertigation in field grown tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-127

  Hebbar, S S ^b   Ramachandrappa, B K ^a   Nanjappa, H V ^a   Prabhakar, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Fertigation; NPK uptake; Nutrient distribution in soil; Root growth; Subsurface fertigation; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

ASIA; BANGALORE; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA;

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 2342612970     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(03)00091-1     Document Type: Article

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