Beneficial effects of humic substances ferrtigation on soil fertility to potato grown on sandy soil

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 4351-4358

  Selim, E M ^a   El Neklawy, A S ^a   Soad, M E A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Fertigation; Humic substance; Potato; Sandy soil; Single Combined NPK fertilizer; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953515052     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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