Growth, yield, anatomical traits and betanine pigment content of table beet plants as affected by nitrogen sources and spraying of some nutrients

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1173-1184

  El Tantawy, E M ^a   Eisa, G S A ^b  

^a University of Suez Canal   (Egypt)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anatomical traits; Betanin; Dry weight; Table beet; TSS; Vegetative growth; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949312596     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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