Organic fertilization leads to increased peach root production and lifespan

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1373-1382

  Baldi, E ^a   Toselli, M ^a   Eissenstat, D M ^b   Marangoni, B ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Colture Arboree   (Italy)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

compost; minirhizotron; Prunus persica; root lifespan; root suberization

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; WATER;

COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; GROWING SEASON; MINERAL; NITRATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORCHARD; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SHRUB; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ITALY; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; PRUNUS; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SOIL; TIME;

FERTILIZERS; ITALY; NITRATES; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT ROOTS; POTASSIUM; PRUNUS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

ITALY; PO VALLEY;

PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 79551507245     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpq078     Document Type: Article

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