Effect of differential soil moisture and nutrient regimes on postharvest attributes of onion (Allium cepa L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-129

  Kumar, Satyendra ^a   Imtiyaz, M ^b   Kumar, Ashwani ^c  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF POST HARVEST ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

^c Water Technology Center for ER   (India)

Author keywords

Fertigation; Irrigation scheduling; Onion; Postharvest quality; Storability

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; FOOD STORAGE; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 33847380164     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.12.024     Document Type: Article

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