Response of maize to different levels of sulfur

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 41-51

  Khan, Muhammad Jamal ^a   Khan, Muhammad Hafeez ^a   Khattak, Riaz Ahmad ^a   Jan, Muhammad Tariq ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Maize; Plants; Soil; Sulfur; Sulfur critical levels; Yield

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; SULFUR;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 31544443590     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620500403804     Document Type: Article

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