Effects of cultural system (Organic and Conventional) on growth, photosynthesis and yield components of sweet corn (Zea mays L.) under semi-arid environment

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-111

  Efthimiadou, Aspasia ^a   Bilalis, Dimitrios ^b   Karkanis, Anestis ^b   Froud Williams, Bob ^a   Eleftherochorinos, Ilias ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Growth; Manure; Mulch; Photosynthesis; Sweet corn; Synthetics fertilizers; Yield components

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77951929559     PISSN: 0255965X     EISSN: 18424309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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