Effect of different nitrogen levels and seed rates on growth, yield and quality of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) fodder

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 648-650

  Ayub, M ^a   Tanveer, Asif ^a   Ali, Safdar ^a   Nadeem, Mather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cereal production; Crude fibre; Crude protein; Nitrogen; Seed rate; Sorghum; Sorghum bicolor

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0042574182     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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