Changes in the Concentration of Leaf Nitrogen over the Season Affect the Diagnosis of Deficiency or Sufficiency in Strawberries in the Subtropics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yield (g Fresh wt per Plant) | |||
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Cultivar | Nitrogen | Control | Avg |
Festival | 766 | 908 | 837 |
Fortuna | 679 | 830 | 754 |
Winter Dawn | 715 | 875 | 795 |
Avg | 720 | 871 | |
Significance | Nitrogen * | Cultivar ns | N × cultivar ns |
Yield (g Fresh wt per Plant) | |||
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Planting Date | Nitrogen | Control | Difference |
Mid-April | 1123 | 795 | 328 * |
Late-April | 1037 | 859 | 221 * |
Difference | 86 * | −64 ns | |
Significance | Nitrogen * | Planting date ns | N × date * |
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Menzel, C.M. Changes in the Concentration of Leaf Nitrogen over the Season Affect the Diagnosis of Deficiency or Sufficiency in Strawberries in the Subtropics. Agriculture 2018, 8, 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture8080126
Menzel CM. Changes in the Concentration of Leaf Nitrogen over the Season Affect the Diagnosis of Deficiency or Sufficiency in Strawberries in the Subtropics. Agriculture. 2018; 8(8):126. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture8080126
Chicago/Turabian StyleMenzel, Christopher M. 2018. "Changes in the Concentration of Leaf Nitrogen over the Season Affect the Diagnosis of Deficiency or Sufficiency in Strawberries in the Subtropics" Agriculture 8, no. 8: 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture8080126