Impact of integration of crop manuring and nitrogen application on growth, yield and quality of spring planted sunflower (Helianthus Annuus L.)

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 441-449

  Munir, Muhammad Azhar ^a   Malik, Muhammad Asghar ^b   Saleem, Muhammad Farrukh ^b  

^a Sugarcane Research Institute   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 34547620125     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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