Agro-climatic indices for predicting phenology of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in Punjab

Indian Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 265-268

  Hundal, S S ^a,b   Singh, R ^a,b   Dhaliwal, L K ^a,b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Dept of Agricultural Meteorology ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Agro climatic indices; Energy summation indices; Phenology; Triticum aestivum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030843492     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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