Factors influencing tissue nitrate concentration in field-grown wild rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) in southern England

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1425-1435

  Weightman, R M ^a   Huckle, A J ^a   Roques, S E ^a   Ginsburg, D ^a   Dyer, C J ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diplotaxis tenuifolia; nitrate; nitrogen fertiliser; radiation; rocket; rucola; soil mineral nitrogen; variability; yield

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HEAT RADIATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOILS; TISSUE; VEGETABLES;

DIPLOTAXIS TENUIFOLIA; RUCOLA; SOIL MINERAL NITROGEN; VARIABILITY; YIELD;

ROCKETS;

FERTILIZER; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CROP; DIPLOTAXIS TENUIFOLIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

DIPLOTAXIS TENUIFOLIA;

EID: 84864714505     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2012.696215     Document Type: Article

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