Key minerals influencing apple quality in Chinese orchard identified by nutritional diagnosis of leaf and soil analysis
We investigated the correlation between leaf/soil minerals and fruit quality in apple trees grown in orchards, with the ultimate goal of improving the latter. Leaf mineral nutrients; soil nutrients in the 0–20, 20–40, and 40–60 cm layers; and fruit quality traits in 32 apple orchards in China were m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Integrative Agriculture |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311914608777 |