Foliar Zn fertilization impacts on yield and quality in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)

Frontiers of Agriculture in China

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 552-555

  Zong, Xufang ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Song, Zhenwei ^b   Liu, Deli ^c,d   Zhang, Aijun ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation   (Australia)

Author keywords

lysine; millet; protein; soluble sugar; yield; zinc

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 84855605391     PISSN: 16737334     EISSN: 1673744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11703-011-1132-9     Document Type: Article

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