Boron deficiency in rainfed wheat in pakistan: Incidence, spatial variability and management strategies

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 600-613

  Rashid, A ^a   Rafique, E ^a   Bhatti, A U ^b   Ryan, J ^c   Bughio, N ^a   Yau, S K ^d  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^d AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Boron deficiency; Boron use efficiency; Calcareous soils; Plant analysis; Spatial variability; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79551694352     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2011.538286     Document Type: Article

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