Zinc nutrition of fruit trees by foliar sprays

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 594, Issue , 2002, Pages 123-129

  Swietlik, D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilizers; Foliar absorption; Fruit quality; Vegetative growth; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 29844446087     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.594.11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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