Improving fruit quality, nutritional value and yield of Zaghloul dates by the application of organic and/or mineral fertilizers

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-254

  Marzouk, H A ^a   Kassem, H A ^b  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Date palm; Fruit quality; Mineral fertilizer; Nutritional value; Organic fertilizer

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CLAY SOIL; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; MANURE; MONOCOTYLEDON; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 78650202172     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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