Growth analysis of Kochia (Kochia scoparia (l.) schrad) irrigated with saline water in summer cropping

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1861-1870

  Salehi, Masoume ^a   Kafi, Mohammad ^a   Kiani, Alireza ^b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of Golestan Province   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BASSIA SCOPARIA; KOCHIA; SCOPARIA;

EID: 70349687490     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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