Effect of cultivars, harvesting time and level of nitrogen fertilizer on nitrate and nitrite content, yield in romaine lettuce

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 550-553

  Boroujerdnia, Maryam ^a   Ansari, Naser Alemzadeh ^a   Dehcordie, Farideh Sedighie ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Harvest time; Lettuce; Nitrate; Nitrite; Nitrogen; Yield

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA;

EID: 34447297036     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.550.553     Document Type: Article

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