Growth and yield response of wheat varieties to water stress at booting and anthesis stages of development

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 879-886

  Khakwani, Abdul Aziz ^a,b   Dennett, M D ^b   Munir, M ^c   Abid, M ^d  

^a GOMAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Frontier Agriculture   (United Kingdom)

^d FEDERAL URDU UNIVERSITY OF ARTS   (Pakistan)

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EID: 84861995768     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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