Foliar applications of urea as a tool to reduce nitrate contamination in greenhouse crops

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 761, Issue , 2007, Pages 403-408

  Amor, F M Del ^a   Molina, S ^a   Espinosa, M F ^a   Varo P ^b   Gomez M C ^b  

^a Instituto Murciano de I D Agrario Y Alimentario IMIDA   (Spain)

^b Centro Integrado de Formatión   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum L.; Foliar fertilization; Fruit quality; Soilless; Yield

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 61449167213     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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