Response of onion (Allium cepa L.) plants to fertilizers, weed competition duration, and planting times in the central Jordan Valley

Weed Biology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 212-220

  Qasem, Jamal R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Competition; Fertilizer; Onion; Planting date; Weeds

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 33750241529     PISSN: 14446162     EISSN: 14456664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2006.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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