Effects of environmental stress on growth, radiation use efficiency and yield of finger millet (Eleucine Coracana)

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 463-474

  Maqsood, Muhammad ^a   Azam Ali, S N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ELEUSINE CORACANA;

EID: 34547642130     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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