Evaluation of composted green waste fertigation through surface and subsurface drip irrigation systems on pot marigold plants (Calendula officinalis L.) Grown on sandy soil

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1249-1259

  Elhindi, Khalid M ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Faculty of Agriculture Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Compost; Pot marigold; Sandy soil; Subsurface drip irrigation; Surface drip irrigation

Indexed keywords

CALENDULA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84865727456     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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