Shoots, root and flowering time studies in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Under two moisture regimes

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-78

  Yaqoob, Muhammad ^a   Holington, Phil A ^b   Gorham, Jahn ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chickpea; Different moisture levels; Flowering behavior; Root; Shoot

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 84859820558     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v24i1.10600     Document Type: Article

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