Agricultural Journal

Year: 2011
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
Page No. 66 - 73

Response of Young Citrus Trees to NPK Fertilization Under Greenhouse and Field Conditions

Authors : Faycal Boughalleb, Mahmoud Mhamdi and Hichem Hajlaoui

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