Zinc application effects on yield and seed oil content of sunflower grown on a saline calcareous soil

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1719-1727

  Mirzapour, M H ^a   Khoshgoftar, A H ^b  

^a Laboratory of Quarantine and Plant Pathology   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Helianthus annuus; Seed oil; Zn fertilization

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 33749039186     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160600897430     Document Type: Article

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