Temporal variability of SPAD chlorophyll meter readings and its relationship to total nitrogen in leaves within a Malaysian paddy field

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 236-245

  Gholizadeh, A ^a   Amin, M S M ^a   Anuar, A R ^a   Aimrun, W ^a   Saberioon, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll meter; Paddy field; Site specific management; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955756650     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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