Sensitivity of yield determinants to potassium deficiency in 'Nonpareil' almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb)

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 906-910

  Reidel, E J ^a,c   Brown, P H ^a   Duncan, R A ^b   Heerema, R J ^a   Weinbaum, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c 134A Plant Science Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 9644257379     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2004.11511864     Document Type: Article

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