Plant density affects soybean seed quality

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 521-525

  Rahman, M M ^a   Mwakangwale, M G ^b   Hampton, J G ^c   Hill, M J ^d  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b Msimba Foundation Seed Farm   (Tanzania)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d Seed Technology Institute Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 23744488588     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2005.33.2.27     Document Type: Article

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