Nitrogen fertilizer influences fruit quality, soil nutrients and cover crops, leaf color and nitrogen content, biennial bearing and cold hardiness of 'Golden Delicious'

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1585-1604

  Raese, John Thomas ^a   Drake, Stephen R ^a   Curry, Eric A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit color; Growth; Quality; Thinning; Vigor

Indexed keywords

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 35648996467     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160701615483     Document Type: Article

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