Response of stevia to nitrogen fertilization and harvesting regime in northeastern Portugal

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 626-637

  Rodrigues, M Ângelo ^a   Afonso, Sandra ^a   Ferreira, Isabel Q ^a   Arrobas, Margarida ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

chlorophyll fluorescence; dry matter yield; frost tolerance; Stevia rebaudiana; sufficiency ranges

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986224429     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2016.1230272     Document Type: Article

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