Seed quality and vigor of soybean as influenced by planting date, density and cultivar under temperate environment

International Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 368-376

  Khan, Amir Zaman ^a   Khan, H ^a   Ghoneim, Adel ^b   Khan, R ^a   Ebid, Azza ^c  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b Rice Research and Training Center   (Egypt)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Density; Environment; Germination; Planting date; Seed quality; Temperate; Varieties; Vigor

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 34547908856     PISSN: 18164897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijar.2007.368.376     Document Type: Article

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