Grain yield and protein concentration of two amaranth species (Amaranthus spp.) as influenced by the nitrogen fertilization

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 250-253

  Pospišil, Ana ^a   Pospisil M ^a   Varga, B ^a   Svecnjak Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Grain amaranth; Protein concentration; Seed yield

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; CEREAL; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PLANT; PROTEIN; SEED;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 33748704917     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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