Magnesium deficiency in citrus grown in the gisborne district of New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-213

  Morton, A R ^a   Trolove, S N ^b   Kerckhoffs, L H J ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Citrus; Deficiency; Magnesium; New Zealand; Poncirus trifoliata; Review

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAGNESIUM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SPRAY;

AUSTRALASIA; GISBORNE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

CITRUS; PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATA;

EID: 58149145648     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140670809510236     Document Type: Article

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