Interaction effects of deficit irrigation and row spacing on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) growth, seed yield and oil yield

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1165-1170

  Kazemeini, Seyed Abdolreza ^a   Edalat, Mohsen ^a   Shekoofa, Avat ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Deficit irrigation; Oil yield; Row spacing; Seed yield; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 74249110304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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