Persistence of subsoil compaction effects on soil properties and growth of wheat and cotton in Pakistan

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 341-348

  Ishaq, M ^a   Ibrahim, M ^a   Lal, R ^b  

^a AYUB AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0142134161     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479703001340     Document Type: Article

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