FOLIAR APPLICATION OF BORON INFLUENCES THE LEAF MINERAL STATUS, VEGETATIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE GROWTH, YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF 'KINNOW' MANDARIN (CITRUS RETICULATA BLANCO.)

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 2067-2079

  Ullah, S ^a   Khan, A S ^a   Malik, A U ^a   Afzal, I ^a   Shahid, M ^a   Razzaq, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

'Kinnow'; boron; Citrus reticulata Blanco; foliar application; fruit quality

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 84867198337     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2012.717661     Document Type: Article

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