Use and abuse of nitrogen in olive fertilization

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 888, Issue , 2011, Pages 249-258

  Fernandez Escobar R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leaf analysis; Nitrogen deficiency; Nitrogen excess; Nitrogen overfertilization; Olea europaea L.

Indexed keywords

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 80053229617     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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