Increasing Yield and fruit quality of 'Sayer' date palm with application of optimum levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 882, Issue , 2010, Pages 353-360

  Dialami, H ^a   Mohebi, A H ^a  

^a Date Palm and Tropical Fruits Research Institute of Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Date palm; Fruit quality; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Yield

Indexed keywords

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 80053277626     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.882.40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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