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Commercially grown carnations: Studies in soil fertility control made to determine optimum fertilization for production of ornamentals

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O. R. Lunt, University of California
R. H. Sciaroni, University of California
E. J. Bowles

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California Agriculture 7(6):13-13.

Published June 01, 1953

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Soil testing for fertility control in carnation production showed that large quantities of nitrogen and of potassium are removed from the soil—by plant absorption or through leaching—when cultural methods for bench grown carnations are typical of those in use in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Commercially grown carnations: Studies in soil fertility control made to determine optimum fertilization for production of ornamentals

O. R. Lunt, R. H. Sciaroni, E. J. Bowles
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Commercially grown carnations: Studies in soil fertility control made to determine optimum fertilization for production of ornamentals

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Authors

O. R. Lunt, University of California
R. H. Sciaroni, University of California
E. J. Bowles

Publication Information

California Agriculture 7(6):13-13.

Published June 01, 1953

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Author Affiliations show

Abstract

Soil testing for fertility control in carnation production showed that large quantities of nitrogen and of potassium are removed from the soil—by plant absorption or through leaching—when cultural methods for bench grown carnations are typical of those in use in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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