Nitrate reductase activity in tea as influenced by various levels of nitrogen and potassium fertilizers

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 1283-1291

  Venkatesan, S ^a   Ganapathy, M N K ^a  

^a UPASI Tea Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Amino acids; NK fertilizer doses; NR activity

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM;

AMINO ACID; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITRATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; POTASSIUM; TEA;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HARVESTING; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; TEA;

EID: 2942602600     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-120037546     Document Type: Article

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