Nitrogen and potassium fertilization affect apple fruit quality in southern Brazil

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 96-107

  Nava, Gilberto ^a,d   Dechen, Antonio Roque ^b   Nachtigall, Gilmar Ribeiro ^c  

^a Epagri Temperate Fruit Tree Station   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA UVA E VINHO   (Brazil)

^d EMPRESA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUÁRIA E EXTENSÃO RURAL DE SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Color; Firmness; Malus x domestica Borckh; Nitrogen; Potassium; Soluble solids; Titratable acidity

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; COLOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; ORCHARD; POTASSIUM;

BRAZIL; SANTA CATARINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 38949199506     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701759038     Document Type: Article

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