Sulphur -a general overview and interaction with nitrogen

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 523-529

  Jamal, Arshad ^a   Moon, Yong Sun ^a   Abdin, Malik Zainul ^b  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Nitrogen; Quality; Sulphur; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957942823     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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