Effect of seed rate on growth, yield components and yield of mash bean grown under irrigated conditions of arid uplands of Balochistan, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 961-969

  Achakzai, Abdul Kabir Khan ^a   Taran, Syed Allahdad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

^b Government Degree College Pishin   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIGNA MUNGO;

EID: 79955411416     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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