Comparative evaluation and correlation estimates for grain yield and quality attributes in maize

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2361-2367

  Saleem, Muhammad ^a   Ahsan, Muhammad ^a   Aslam, Muhammad ^a   Majeed, Atif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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EID: 62149095771     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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