Pearl millet based cropping systems in relation to plant population and moisture availability

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-42

  Singh, Mahander ^a,b   Joshi, N L ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Proj Direct Cropping Syst Res   (India)

Author keywords

Clusterbean; Intercropping; Pearl millet; Plant population; Water use; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 3042888455     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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