Effect of coal fly ash on growth and yield of wheat

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-135

  Tripathy, Anuradha ^a   Sahu, R K ^a  

^a Khallikote College   (India)

Author keywords

fly ash; growth; wheat; yield

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLY ASH; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL TREATMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WHEAT;

EID: 0031009666     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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