Light intensity and fertilizer concentration: II. Optimal fertilizer solution concentration for species differing in light requirement and growth rate

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1293-1297

  Nemali, Krishna S ^a   Van Iersel, Marc W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Begonia semperflorens cultorum; Bottom layer; Electrical conductivity; Nutrient uptake; Petunia xhybrida; Tissue nitrogen concentration; Top layer

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOTONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; SOILS;

DRY MASS; LEAF AREA; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX (PPF);

FERTILIZERS;

CONCENTRATION; FERTILIZERS; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SEEDS; SOIL;

BEGONIA; BEGONIA CUCULLATA; BEGONIA SEMPERFLORENS-CULTORUM; BEGONIACEAE; PETUNIA; PETUNIA HYBRIDA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA;

EID: 5444228350     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.6.1293     Document Type: Article

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