Potassium management in tea plantations: Its uptake by field plants, status in soils, and efficacy on yields and quality of teas in China

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 450-459

  Ruan, Jianyun ^a   Ma, Lifeng ^a   Shi, Yuanzhi ^a  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Agronomical efficiency; Plantations of different ages; Potassium fertilizer; Quantity intensity curve; Soil K availability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878182038     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201200175     Document Type: Article

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