Managing potassium for organic crop production

HortTechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 455-460

  Mikkelsen, Robert L ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL PLANT NUTRITION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Ash; Greensand; Langbeinite; Manure; Rock powder; Seaweed; Sylvinite

Indexed keywords

EID: 34648836856     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.17.4.455     Document Type: Conference Paper

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