Evaluation of drought tolerance in maize hybrids

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 523-528

  Farhad, Wajid ^a   Cheema, Mumtaz Akhtar ^a   Saleem, Muhmmad Farrukh ^a   Saqib, Muhmmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Maize hybrids; Plant water relations; Water deficit

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960600935     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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