Effect of various NPK fertilizer doses on total antioxidant capacity of soil and amaranth leaves (Amaranthus cruentus L.)

International Agrophysics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-65

  Skwarylo Bednarz, B ^a   Krzepilko, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amaranth; Leaves; Soil; Total antioxidant capacity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERB; LEAF; ORGANIC CARBON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS;

EID: 63049086463     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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