Impact of planting density and P-fertilizer source on the growth analysis of maize

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2349-2357

  Amanullah, ^a   Asif, M ^a   Nawab, K ^a   Shah, Z ^a   Hassan, M ^a   Khan, A Z ^a   Khalil, S K ^a   Hussain, Z ^a   Tariq, M ^a   Rahman, H ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77958586732     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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