Response of potatoes (cv Russet Burbank) to supplemental calcium applications under field conditions: Tuber calcium, yield, and incidence of internal brown spot

American Journal of Potato Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-204

  Ozgen, Senay ^a   Karlsson, Björn H ^a   Palta, Jiwan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium sources; Calcium uptake; Gypsum; Internal brown spot; Internal defects; Non periderm tissue calcium; Potato tuber calcium; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

PUNCTUM BLANDIANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33646439244     PISSN: 1099209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02872155     Document Type: Article

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