Crop Productivity, Steviol Glycoside Yield, Nutrient Concentration and Uptake of Stevia rebaudiana Bert. under Mediterranean Field Conditions

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 45, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 2577-2592

  Angelini, Luciana G ^a   Tavarini, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leaf dry yield; nutrient uptake; Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni; steviol glycosides yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; DICOTYLEDON; FIELD SURVEY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

PARAGUAY;

STEVIA REBAUDIANA;

EID: 84911458324     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2014.919313     Document Type: Article

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