Establishment of critical sap and soil nitrate concentrations using a Cardy nitrate meter for two carrot cultivars grown on organic and mineral soil

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 13-14, 2007, Pages 1911-1925

  Westerveld, Sean M ^a   McDonald, Mary Ruth ^a   McKeown, Alan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carrot; Critical concentrations; Cultivar evaluation; Mineral soil; Nitrate; Nitrogen; Organic soil

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITRATE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIC SOIL; ROOT VEGETABLE; SOIL NITROGEN; YIELD RESPONSE;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; DAUCUS CAROTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34447343329     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701435654     Document Type: Article

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