Effects of irrigation frequency and nitrogen fertilizer rate on water stress, nitrogen uptake, and plant growth of container-grown rhododendron

HortScience

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1598-1603

  Scagel, Carolyn F ^a   Bi, Guihong ^b   Fuchigami, Leslie H ^c   Regan, Richard P ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen uptake; Nursery production; Rhododendron 'English Roseum'; Rhododendron 'Gibraltar'; Rhododendron 'P.J.M. compact'; Water use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255201599     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.46.12.1598     Document Type: Article

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