Influence of source and time of potassium application on potato growth, yield, economics and crisp quality

Potato Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-13

  Kumar, Parveen ^a   Pandey, S K ^a   Singh, B P ^a   Singh, S V ^a   Kumar, Dinesh ^a  

^a CENTRAL POTATO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crisp yield; Dry matter; Fertilization; K fertilizer forms; Processed potato; Split fertilizer; Sugars

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 37649010645     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: 18714528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11540-007-9023-8     Document Type: Article

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