Narrow row spacing ensures higher productivity of low tillering wheat cultivars

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 413-418

  Hussain, Mubshar ^b   Mehmood, Zahid ^a   Khan, Muhammad Bismillah ^a   Farooq, Shahid ^a   Lee, Dong Jin ^b   Farooq, Muhammad ^c  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Crop allometry; Fertile tillers; Harvest index; Row spacing; Wheat cultivars

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862738751     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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