Effects of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium rates and fertilizer sources on yield and leaf nutrient status of short-day onions

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 653-660

  Boyhan, George E ^a   Torrance, Reid L ^b   Hill, C Randy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Tattnall County Cooperative Extension Service   (United States)

^c Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Macronutrients; Nonstorage onions; Soil testing; Spring onions; Tissue sampling

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENTS; POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS; SOIL TESTING;

ALLIUM CEPA; MACRONUTRIENTS; NONSTORAGE ONIONS; SPRING ONIONS; TISSUE SAMPLING;

CROPS;

FARM CROPS; FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; SOIL; TESTING;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 34248597279     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.3.653     Document Type: Article

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