Effects of different growing media on growth and flowering of Zinnia elegans cv. blue point

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 1579-1585

  Riaz, Atif ^a   Arshad, Muhammad ^a   Younis, Adnan ^a   Raza, Atiq ^a   Hameed, Mansoor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINNIA; ZINNIA ELEGANS;

EID: 62249198311     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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