The use of SPAD-502 chlorophyll meter for dynamically optimising the nitrogen supply in potato crop: A methodological approach

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 627, Issue , 2003, Pages 217-224

  Gianquinto, G ^a   Sambo, P ^a   Bona, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

N fertilization; Solanum tuberosum; SPAD threshold value; Statistical method; Tuber production

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544455764     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.627.28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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