Yield and growth response of rapeseed (Brassica Napus L.) mutants to different seeding rates and sowing dates

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2711-2716

  Shah, Syed Anwar ^a   Rahman, K ^b  

^a NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE NIFA   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 76349111391     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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