Organic fertility sources for the production of short-day organic onion transplants

HortTechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-231

  Boyhan, George E ^a   Hill, C Randy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Nonstorage onions; Nutrients; Spring onions; Sustainable; Vidalia onions

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; VIDALIA;

EID: 41149145647     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.18.2.227     Document Type: Article

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