Seedling emergence and growth of sorghum genotypes under variable soil moisture deficit

Acta Agronomica Hungarica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-102

  Takele, A ^a  

^a Melkassa Agricultural Research Center   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Field capacity; Leaf area; Percentage germination; Seedling shoot dry weight; Specific root length

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013319175     PISSN: 02380161     EISSN: 15882527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAgr.48.2000.1.10     Document Type: Article

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