Effects of a polymer for soil amendation on yield formation of millet under arid conditions;Wirkungen eines polymeren bodenverbesserers auf die ertragsbildung von hirse unter ariden bedingungen

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-66

  Banedjschafie, Schahram ^a   Herzog, Helmut ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Irrigation frequency; Millet; Nitrogen leaching; Panicum antidotale; Polymer admixture; Survival rate; Water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

PANICUM ANTIDOTALE;

EID: 33745477854     PISSN: 16129830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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