Foliar application of rare earth elements to maize and mungbean

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-194

  Diatloff, E ^a,c   Asher, C J ^b   Smith, F W ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

VIGNA RADIATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033006876     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98149     Document Type: Article

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