Spatial arrangement affects growth characteristics of barley-pea intercrops

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 685-690

  Musa, Muhammad ^a   Leitch, Malcolm H ^b   Iqbal, Mazher ^a   Sahi, Fayyaz Ul Hassan ^c  

^a Barani Agricultural Research Institute Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Barley; Dry matter; Grain yield; Intercropping; Peas; Planting arrangement; Tissue nitrogen

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 77956808041     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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