Influence of compost, amino and humic acids on the growth, yield and chemical parameters of strawberries

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2304-2309

  Shehata, S A ^a   Gharib, A A ^a   El Mogy, Mohamed M ^a   Abdel Gawad, K F ^a   Shalaby, Emad A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chemical parameters; Organic fertilizer; Quality; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTHOCYANIN; HUMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT SIZE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT YIELD; QUALITY CONTROL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL FERTILIZATION; STRAWBERRY;

EMBRYOPHYTA; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 79959830307     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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