Nitrogen fertilization of highbush blueberry

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 715, Issue , 2006, Pages 347-351

  Hanson, Eric J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Nitrate; Nitrification; Vaccinium corymbosum

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 33750387259     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.715.51     Document Type: Conference Paper

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