Micronutrient application through seed treatments - a review

Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 125-142

  Farooq, M ^a,b   Wahid, A ^b   Siddique, Kadambot H M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Boron; Cobalt; Grain enrichment; Manganese; Molybdenum; Seed coating; Seed priming; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862190686     PISSN: 07189516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-95162012000100011     Document Type: Review

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