Responses of six species of Proteaceae, in containers, to controlled-release fertilizer

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 2227-2237

  Parks, S E ^a   Haigh, A M ^b   Harris, A M ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Controlled release fertilizer; Nutrition; Proteaceae

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SEEDLING; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ADENANTHOS SERICEUS; BANKSIA ERICIFOLIA; BANKSIA HOOKERIANA; CONOSPERMUM; LEUCADENDRON; PROTEA; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 34548452641     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701549199     Document Type: Article

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