Growth regulators application affects vegetative and reproductive behaviour of 'blood red' sweet orange

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2115-2125

  Saleem, Basharat A ^a   Malik, A U ^a   Pervez, M A ^a   Khan, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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EID: 62249130879     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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