Micronutrient constraints to crop production in the near east: Potential significance and management strategies

Micronutrient Deficiencies in Global Crop Production

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 149-180

  Rashid, Abdul ^a   Ryan, John ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

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EID: 42249108675     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6860-7_6     Document Type: Chapter

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