Influence of foliar urea on the antioxidant response and fruit color of sweet pepper under limited N supply

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 504-510

  Del Amor, Francisco M ^a   Cuadra Crespo, Paula ^a   Varó, Plácido ^b   Gómez, Maria C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MURCIANO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO AGRARIO Y ALIMENTARIO IMIDA   (Spain)

^b Centro Integrado de Formación Y Experiencias Agrarias   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant metabolism; Capsicum annuum l; Color; Foliar application; Fruit quality; N; Nutritional stress; Soilless; Urea

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 59949093781     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3485     Document Type: Article

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