Effect of fruit-load on the growth, absorption, and partitioning of inorganic nutrients in young 'Fuyu' persimmon trees

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 408-412

  Choi, Seong Tae ^a   Park, Doo Sang ^a   Kang, Seong Mo ^b   Cho, Yong Cho ^c  

^a Gyeongsangnam do Agricultural Research and Extension Service   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^c Gyeongnam Agricultural Resources Management Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diospyros kaki; Fertilization; Fruit characteristic; Leaf fruit ratio; Nutrient uptake

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FRUIT SET; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS KAKI;

EID: 79952449965     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.07.035     Document Type: Article

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