Influence of foliar and ground fertilization on yield, fruit quality, and soil, leaf, and fruit mineral nutrients in apple

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 515-525

  Amiri, Mohammad E ^a   Fallahi, Esmaeil ^b   Golchin, Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZANJAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Foliar management; Fruit quality; N use efficiency; Yield; Zn deficiency

Indexed keywords

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 40349101862     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160801895035     Document Type: Article

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