Fruit yield and quality of sweet oranges affected by nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilization in tropical soils

Fruits

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 293-302

  Quaggio, José Antônio ^a   Mattos Jr , Dirceu ^a   Cantarella, Heitor ^a  

^a INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Application rates; Brazil; Citrus sinensis; Fertilizer application; Fruits; Nutritional requirements; Quality; Yields

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; PERA;

EID: 33750906924     PISSN: 02481294     EISSN: 1625967X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/fruits:2006028     Document Type: Article

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