Effect of hydrogel on the performance of aerobic rice sown under different techniques

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 321-325

  Rehman, A ^a   Ahmad, R ^a   Safdar, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Seed emergence; Soil moisture; Water absorbent; Yield; Yield components

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960586067     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/81/2011-pse     Document Type: Article

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