Long term fertilization effects on 'Rio Red' grapefruit yield and shape on a heavy textured calcareous soil

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-154

  Wiedenfeld, Bob ^a   Sauls, Julian ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foliar fertilization; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Soil application

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; CALCAREOUS SOIL; EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SHAPE;

CITRUS; CITRUS X PARADISI;

EID: 49949114522     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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