Response of pecan to nitrogen rate and nitrogen application time

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1412-1415

  Smith, Michael W ^a   Cheary, Becky S ^a   Carroll, Becky L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carya illinoinensis; Nut quality; Yield

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CROP FAILURE; NITROGEN APPLICATION TIME;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARYA; CYTOLOGY; FRUITS; NITROGEN; PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARYA; CARYA ILLINOENSIS; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS;

EID: 5444251051     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.6.1412     Document Type: Article

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