Tree growth, yield, fruit quality attributes and leaf nutrient content of 'Roxana' apricot as influenced by natural zeolite, organic and inorganic fertilisers

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 156, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-139

  Milošević, Tomo ^a   Milošević, Nebojša ^b   Glišić, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

^b Fruit Research Institute Cacak   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Acidic soil; Cultivar; Fertilization; Fruit physical chemical traits; P. armeniaca L.; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; CATTLE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; GROWTH RATE; INORGANIC MATTER; MANURE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIPENING; ZEOLITE;

SERBIA;

BOS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 84877132236     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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