Is nitrogen stress more apparent in shaded, fruiting almond spurs than in exposed, non-fruiting spurs?

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 355-359

  Heerema, R J ^a,b   Weinbaum, S A ^a   Lampinen, B D ^a   Dejong, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 77953422810     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2009.11512531     Document Type: Article

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