Nitrate concentrations in some vegetables and soils in Hamadan, western Iran

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 569-583

  Jalali, Mohsen ^a  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Groundwater; Nitrate; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 50249182910     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340802225836     Document Type: Article

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