Yam (Dioscorea spp.) response to fertilization in soils of the semiarid southern coast of Puerto Rico

Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 91-103

  Sotomayor Ramírez, David ^a   González Vélez, Agenol ^b   Román Paoli, Elvin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Horticulture Department

^c Agronomy and Soils Department

Author keywords

Calcareous soils; Dioscorea spp.; Fertilization; Micronutrients

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA;

EID: 9644272703     PISSN: 0041994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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