Foliar application of low-biuret urea and fruit canopy position in the tree influence the leaf nitrogen status and physico-chemical characteristics of Kinnow mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco)

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-85

  Khan, Ahmad S ^a   Malik, A U ^a   Pervez, M A ^a   Saleem, B A ^a   Rajwana, I A ^b   Shaheen, T ^c   Anwar, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

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CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 77956760358     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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