Strawberry recovers from iron chlorosis after foliar application of a grass-clipping extract

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 473-479

  Pestana, Maribela ^a   Domingos, Irina ^a   Gama, Florinda ^a   Dandlen, Susana ^a   Miguel, Maria graça ^a   Castro Pinto, João ^b   de Varennes, Amarilis ^c   Correia, Pedro josé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b Estrada Nacional N10 Apartado 88   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ferric chelate reductase; Foliar treatment; Fragaria ananassa; Iron allocation; Iron content

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 79957826743     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201000215     Document Type: Article

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