Nutrient release from controlled-release fertilizers in a neutral-pH substrate in an outdoor environment: I. Leachate electrical conductivity, pH, and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium concentrations

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1674-1682

  Newman, Julie P ^a   Albano, Joseph P ^b   Merhaut, Donald J ^c   Blythe, Eugene K ^c  

^a Medical Center of California   (United States)

^b U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Macronutrients; Multicote; Nitrate; Nursery; Nutricote; Orthophosphate; Osmocote; Polymers; Polyon

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

MACRONUTRIENTS; MULTICOTE; NUTRICOTE; ORTHOPHOSPHATE;

NUTRITION;

CONCENTRATION; FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; POLYMERS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33845216048     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.7.1674     Document Type: Article

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