Effect of planting methods on growth, phenology and yield of maize varieties

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1629-1633

  Bakht, Jehan ^a   Shaf, Mohammad ^a   Rehman, Habib ^a   Uddin, Razi ^a   Anwar, Shazma ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79959653446     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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