Effect of foliar boron application on growth, reproduction, and oil quality of olive trees conducted under a high density planting system

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2083-2094

  Larbi, Ajmi ^a   Gargouri, Kamel ^a   Ayadi, Mohamed ^a   Dhiab, Ali Ben ^a   Msallem, Monji ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE L OLIVIER   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

boron; flowering; foliar fertilization; olive tree

Indexed keywords

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 84858142584     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2011.618570     Document Type: Article

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