Nutritional evaluation of nitrogen and potassium fertilization of carob tree under dry-farming conditions

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 652-666

  Correia, Pedro José ^a   Pestana, Maribela ^a   Domingos, Irina ^a   Martins Loução, Maria Amélia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fruits; Nutrients; SPAD; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CALCAREOUS SOIL; CROP YIELD; EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELDWORK; FRUIT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POTASSIUM; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

CERATONIA SILIQUA;

EID: 39749138710     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701879075     Document Type: Article

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