Soil amendments in transition to organic vegetable production with comparison to conventional methods: Yields and economics

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1576-1583

  Russo, V M ^a   Taylor, Merritt ^b  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amendment; Bell pepper; Conventional; Corn gluten meal; Cucumber; Economics; Humate; Sweet corn; Transition

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOILS;

AMENDMENT; BELL PEPPER; CORN GLUTEN MEAL; CUCUMBER; HUMATE; SWEET CORN;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

FARM CROPS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; SOIL; VEGETABLES;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845202520     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.7.1576     Document Type: Article

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