Nitrogen-use efficiency traits of mini-watermelon in response to grafting and nitrogen-fertilization doses

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 933-941

  Colla, Giuseppe ^a   Rouphael, Youssef ^b   Mirabelli, Cristina ^a   Cardarelli, Mariateresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Cucurbita sp.; Grafting; Nitrate reductase activity; Watermelon rootstocks

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655181643     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201000325     Document Type: Article

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