Selected calcium salt formulations: Interactions between spray deposit characteristics and Ca penetration with consequences for rain-induced wash-off

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1718-1730

  Kraemer, Thorsten ^a   Hunsche, Mauricio ^a   Noga, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cuticular penetration; Droplet spread; Foliar fertilization; Malus domestica; Residue area; SEM EDX

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; LONCHOCARPUS CAPASSA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 70350129051     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160903150958     Document Type: Article

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