Effect of nitrogen and sulfur interaction on growth and pungency of different pseudostem types of Chinese spring onion (Allium fistulosum L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-18

  Liu, Songzhong ^a,b   He, Hongju ^c   Feng, Gu ^a   Chen, Qing ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION   (China)

^c BEIJING VEGETABLE RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese spring onion; Growth; Nitrogen supply; Pungency; Pyruvic acid; Sulfur supply

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; MONOCOTYLEDON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC ACID; ROOT SYSTEM; STEM; SULFUR; VEGETABLE;

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM FISTULOSUM;

EID: 64649103165     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.01.019     Document Type: Article

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