Interference of horse purslane (Trianthema Portulacastrum L.) with maize (Zea Mays L.) at different densities

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 173-179

  Saeed, Muhammad ^a   Marwat, Khan Bahadar ^a   Hassan, Gul ^a   Khan, Azim ^a   Khan, Ijaz Ahmad ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; TRIANTHEMA PORTULACASTRUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77949770490     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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