Effect of trench spacing and micronutrients on growth and yield of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.)

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Ghaffar, Abdul ^a   Ehsanullah, ^b   Akbar, Nadeem ^b   Khan, Sultan Habibullah ^b   Jabran, Khawar ^c   Hashmi, Rafi Qamar ^b   Iqbal, Asif ^b   Ali, Muhammad Amjad ^c,d  

^a Plant Physiology Section   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c AYUB AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cost of production; Growth; Iron; Saccharum officinarum; Trench spacing; Yield; Zinc

Indexed keywords

SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

EID: 84856596808     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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