CORESTA Congress, Sapporo, 2012, Agronomy/Phytopathology Groups, AP 16
The effect of potassium application rate, application method and timing on the yield and quality of flue-cured tobacco
(1) North Carolina State University, Department of Crop Science, Raleigh, NC, USA; (2) North Carolina State University, Administration-Research Services, Raleigh, NC, USA; (3) North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Agronomic Division, Raleigh, NC, USA; (4) North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Research Stations Division, Raleigh, NC, USA
With rising input costs, growing environmental concerns, and new higher yielding cultivars, potassium fertilizer recommendations for tobacco must be accurate. Research was conducted in North Carolina to evaluate the effect of potassium rate and...