Influence of nitrogen form on yield and nitrate content of subirrigated early potato

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1428-1432

  Serio, Francesco ^a   Elia, Antonio ^b   Signore, Angelo ^c   Santamaria, Pietro ^c  

^a Ist Sci Produzioni Alimentari   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonium:nitrate ratio; Early potato; Nitrate; Subirrigation; Substrate electrical conductivity

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 4043173439     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1835     Document Type: Article

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