Effect of mulching treatments on growth, water relations and fruit yield of sapota (Achras sapota)

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 657-660

  Reddy, Y T N ^a,b   Khan, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Fruit yield; Mulching; Sapota; Soil moisture; Water relationship

Indexed keywords

ACHRAS; ACHRAS SAPOTA; MANILKARA ZAPOTA; SAPOTA;

EID: 0032464880     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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