Long-term effects of orchard soil management practices on growth yield and fruit of quality of apple (Malus domestica)

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 355-358

  Kumar, Jayant ^a,b   Rehalia, A S ^a,b   Rana, S S ^a,b   Verma, H S ^a  

^a DR Y S PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY   (India)

^b Regl Horticultural Research Station   (India)

Author keywords

Herbicide; Orchard; Soil management

Indexed keywords

MALUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 0032873327     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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