Corn leaf water retention as affected by organic fertilizations and effective microbes applications

Pedosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Huilian, X U ^a   Ajiki, N ^a   Xiaoju, Wang ^a   Sakakibara, C ^a   Umemura, H ^a  

^a Intl Nature Farming Research Ctr   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cuticular transpiration; Effective microorganism; Organic fertilizer; Water stress; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001187426     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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