Development of fertigation for trickle irrigated vegetables under Mediterranean conditions

International Journal of Vegetable Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-99

  De Kreij, C ^a   Kavvadias, V ^b   Assimakopoulou, A ^c   Paraskevopoulos, A ^d  

^a Research for Floriculture and Glasshouse Crops   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^c District Laboratory of Agricultural Advisory Services and Fertilizer Analysis   (Greece)

^d Agriculture Management of Trifilia   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fertigation; Fertilizer recommendation; Gypsum; Nitrogen; Potassium fixation; Soil analysis; Trickle irrigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649972499     PISSN: 19315260     EISSN: 19315279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J512v13n02_08     Document Type: Article

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