Irrigation frequency alters nutrient uptake in container-grown rhododendron plants grown with different rates of nitrogen

HortScience

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 189-197

  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

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

Indexed keywords

RHODODENDRON;

EID: 84862106114     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.47.2.189     Document Type: Article

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