Assessing crop N status of fertigated vegetable crops using plant and soil monitoring techniques

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 387-405

  Pena Fleitas M T ^a   Gallardo, M ^a   Thompson, R B ^a   Farneselli, M ^b   Padilla, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

leaf analysis; muskmelon; nitrate; nitrogen management; nitrogen nutrition index (NNI); sap analysis; soil solution; tissue testing; tomato

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LEAF; MONITORING; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHIZOSPHERE; SAP FLOW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL NUTRIENT; VEGETABLE;

CUCUMIS MELO; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84944275681     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aab.12235     Document Type: Article

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