Influence of crop cycle and nitrogen fertilizer form on yield and nitrate content in different species of vegetables

Advances in Horticultural Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-89

  Caruso, G ^a   Conti, S ^a   La Rocca, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Servizi Integrati per l'Agricoltura ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Cucurbita pepo L.; Cultivation time; Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) D.C.; Fertilization, production; Nitric ion accumulation; Raphanus sativus L.

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; DIPLOTAXIS TENUIFOLIA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 84868286570     PISSN: 03946169     EISSN: 15921573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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