Assessing N-use efficiency, planting time and economics of fertilizer N in rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L' Herit) in western Himalayan region of India

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 553-559

  Verma, Rajesh Kumar ^a   Laiq ur Rahman, ^a   Verma, Ram Swaroop ^a   Kalra, Alok ^a   Kukreja, Arun Kumar ^a   Bisht, Anand Singh ^a   Chauhan, Amit ^a   Khanuja, Suman Preet Singh ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Agronomic efficiency; Fertilizer; Nitrogen; Scented geranium

Indexed keywords

PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM CAPITATUM; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS;

EID: 79957469408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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