Foliar applied 2, 4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid improved tomato growth and yield

Soil and Environment

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-81

  Anwar, W ^a   Aziz, T ^a   Naveed, F ^b   Sahi, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FAISALABAD   (Pakistan)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

2; 4 D; Auxin; Growth hormones; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79951748734     PISSN: 20749546     EISSN: 20751141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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