The effect of nitrogen and potassium fertilizers on the growth parameters and the yield components of two sweet sorghum cultivars

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2350-2353

  Almodares, A ^a   Taheri, R ^a   Hadi, M R ^a   Fathi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Growth parameters; K fertilizer; N fertilizer; Sweet sorghum; Yield components

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 33751022482     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.2350.2353     Document Type: Article

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