Improving emergence of soybean (Glycine max) with straw mulch and other practices under normal and crusted soil conditions

Acta Agronomica Hungarica

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 275-283

  Singh, G ^a   Jolly, R S ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Crust formation; Emergence; Mulch; Seed priming; Soybean; Wheat straw

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 52949148553     PISSN: 02380161     EISSN: 15882527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAgr.56.2008.3.3     Document Type: Article

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