Comparing application methods for boron fertilizer on the yield and quality of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1525-1537

  Tariq, Muhammad ^a   Akbar, Ali ^b   Lataf ul Haq, ^b   Khan, Amanullah ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b Pakistan Tobacco Company   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Fertilizer use efficiency; Foliar spray; Quality; Ratio; Root dipping; Soil application; Tobacco; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BORON; CHLORIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; POTASSIUM; ROOT SYSTEM; TOBACCO; YIELD RESPONSE;

PAKISTAN;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77954257026     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2010.485234     Document Type: Article

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