Rate of nitrogen application during the growing season and spraying plants with urea in the autumn alters uptake of other nutrients by deciduous and evergreen container-grown Rhododendron cultivars

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1569-1579

  Scagel, Carolyn F ^a   Bi, Guihong ^b,c   Fuchigami, Leslie H ^c   Regan, Richard P ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Azalea; Nutrient use; Rhododendron 'Cannon's Double'; Rhododendron 'H 1 P.J.M.'

Indexed keywords

RHODODENDRON;

EID: 54249155552     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.5.1569     Document Type: Article

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