The effect of various nitrogen fertilization and foliar nutrition regimes on the concentrations of sugars, carotenoids and phenolic compounds in carrot (Daucus carota L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 315-324

  Smoleń, Sylwester ^a   Sady, Włodzimierz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Carrot; DMPP; Foliar nutrition; Nitrogen fertilization; Phenolic compound; Sugars

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; ROOT VEGETABLE; SUGAR;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 61349116164     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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