Forage evaluation for some trace elements: A case study in the Soone Valley, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 999-1004

  Ahmad, Kafeel ^a   Khan, Zafar Iqbal ^a   Ashraf, Muhammad Yasin ^b   Ashraf, Muhammad ^c   Valeem, Ehsan Elahi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^d Govt Degree Sci and Com College Gulshan e Iqbal   (Pakistan)

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EID: 62249095524     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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