Path and correlation analyses of the factors affecting biomass production of brassica cultivars under phosphorus-deficiency stress environment

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 19-20, 2007, Pages 2659-2679

  Akhtar, M Shahbaz ^a,b   Oki, Yoko ^a   Adachi, Tadashi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biomass; Brassica cultivars; Correlation; P uptake; Path analysis; PUE

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CORRELATION; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPONICS; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORUS; SANDY LOAM;

BRASSICA;

EID: 36248948148     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701662893     Document Type: Article

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