Responses of soil properties, crop yield and root growth to improved irrigation and N fertilization, soil tillage and compost addition in a pepper crop

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 225, Issue , 2017, Pages 422-430

  Padilla, Francisco M ^a   Peña Fleitas, M Teresa ^a   Fernández, M Dolores ^b   del Moral, Fernando ^a   Thompson, Rodney B ^a   Gallardo, Marisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b Grupo Cooperativo Cajamar   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Capsicum annuum; Crop management; Drainage; Soil cultivation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; COMPOST; CROP PLANT; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; DRAINAGE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION; MULCH; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; RHIZOSPHERE; SALINITY; SHRUB; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE; TRANSPLANTATION;

SPAIN;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 85026466484     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2017.07.035     Document Type: Article

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