Effect of NPK fertilization and elemental sulphur on growth and yield of lowbush blueberry

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-45

  Starast, Marge ^a,b   Karp, Kadri ^b   Vool, Ele ^b   Paal, Taimi ^b   Albert, Tairi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Fertilizers; Small fruits; Soil pH; Sulphur; Vaccinium angustifolium

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 34250714939     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960607781635859     Document Type: Article

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