Effect of on-farm seed priming on emergence, growth and yield of cotton and maize in a semi-arid area of Zimbabwe

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-36

  Murungu, F S ^a   Chiduza, C ^a   Nyamugafata, P ^a   Clark, L J ^b   Whalley, W R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0345460555     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479703001509     Document Type: Article

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