Steering nitrogen fertilisation by means of portable chlorophyll meter reduces nitrogen input and improves quality of fertigated cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L. var. cantalupensis Naud.)

BACKGROUND: Farming is considered one of the main causes of land degradation and underground water pollution. The increased availability of agricultural inputs has led to a dramatic rise in yields, which has resulted in soil fertility spoilage and overuse of fertilisers. Therefore horticultural prac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the science of food and agriculture 2010-02, Vol.90 (3), p.482-493
Hauptverfasser:	Gianquinto, Giorgio, Fecondini, Marco, Mezzetti, Mirco, Orsini, Francesco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agriculture Agriculture - methods Agriculture - standards Biological and medical sciences cantaloupes Carbohydrates - analysis Chlorophyll Chlorophyll - metabolism Conservation of Natural Resources - methods critical threshold crop quality crop yield Cucumis melo Cucumis melo - metabolism dynamic fertilisation Environmental Monitoring - methods ethylene emission ethylene production fertilizer application Fertilizers Flowers & plants Food Handling Food industries food storage Fruit Fruit and vegetable industries fruit quality fruit respiration fruit sugar content Fruits Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology measuring devices Nitrogen Nitrogen - metabolism nitrogen fertilizers nutrient management Nutrition Plant Leaves - metabolism portable equipment postharvest physiology Reproducibility of Results Spectrum Analysis - methods spy plots Storage storage quality sugar content transpiration
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