Growth, Critical N Concentration and Crop N Demand in Butterhead and Crisphead Lettuce Grown under Mediterranean Conditions

Excessive nitrogen (N) fertilizers are applied in lettuce causing both environmental issues and N crop luxury consumption. In order to improve the N use efficiency (NUE) by defining optimal crop growth and N requirements of butterhead and crisphead lettuce, two field experiments were conducted using...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giulia Conversa, Antonio Elia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/11/681