Ferti-Vant - A new nondestructive and long-lasting in vivo delivery system for foliar nutrients

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 594, Issue , 2002, Pages 585-590

  Wiesman, Z ^a   Luber, M ^b   Ronen, A ^b   Markus, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Agro Vant Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Cuticle; Leaf; Membrane; Scanning electron microscope; X ray

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444334904     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.594.78     Document Type: Conference Paper

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