Fertilizer value of urine in pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima L.) cultivation

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-68

  Pradhan, Surendra K ^a   Pitkänen, Susanna ^a   Heinonen Tanski, Helvi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Glucose; Nitrogen; Recycle; Sanitation; Vegetables; Waste

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA;

EID: 77951776807     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960610791015032     Document Type: Article

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