Effects of foliar applications of zinc and boron nano-fertilizers on pomegranate (Punica granatum cv. Ardestani) fruit yield and quality

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 210, Issue , 2016, Pages 57-64

  Davarpanah, Sohrab ^a   Tehranifar, Ali ^a   Davarynejad, Gholamhossein ^a   Abadía, Javier ^b   Khorasani, Reza ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Foliar fertilization; Fruit physico chemical properties; Fruit tree nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BORON; FRUIT; LEAF AREA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PIGMENT; SPRAY; SUGAR; ZINC;

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 84978893088     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2016.07.003     Document Type: Article

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