Screening for nitrogen-use efficiency in potato with a recirculating hydroponic system

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 359-370

  Sharifi, Mehdi ^a   Zebarth, Bernie J ^b   Coleman, Warren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b FREDERICTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dry weight; N accumulation; Root dry weight; Root length; Solution culture

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; HYDROPONICS; METHODOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; POTATO;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33847277503     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620601172357     Document Type: Article

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