The influence of foliar and soil fertilization of humic acid on yield and quality of pepper

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-237

  Karakurt, Yasar ^a   Unlu, Husnu ^a   Unlu, Halime ^a   Padem, Huseyin ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Capsicum annum; Hormone like activity; Organic agriculture; Sugars; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649341208     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710802022952     Document Type: Article

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