Comparative performance of various wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars to different tillage practices under tropical conditions

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1799-1803

  Zamir, M S I ^a   Ahmad, Azraf ul Haq ^a   Javeed, H M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biological yield; Conventional tillage; Grain yield; Growth; Number of tillers; Pakistan; Wheat; Zero tillage

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77955989873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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