Nitrogen fertilization influences protein nutritional quality in red head chicory

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 598-609

  Ćustić, Mirjana Herak ^a   Horvatić, Marija ^b   Pecina, Marija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Nitrogen fertilization; Protein nutritional quality; Red head chicory

Indexed keywords

CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 60849114956     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160802714987     Document Type: Article

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