Strategies for optimal fertiliser management of vegetable crops in Europe

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1192, Issue , 2018, Pages 129-140

  Thompson, R B ^a   Voogt, W ^b   Incrocci, L ^c   Fink, M ^d   de Neve, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND ORNAMENTAL CROPS   (Germany)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crop monitoring; Decision support systems; Simulation models; Soil analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046819562     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1192.15     Document Type: Article

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