Effect of deficit irrigation on yield, wue and some morphological and phenological traits of three millet species

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 1555-1560

  Seghatoleslami, M J ^a   Kafi, M ^b   Majidi, E ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANICUM; PANICUM MILIACEUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA ITALICA;

EID: 62249143575     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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