Response of growth and yield of cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.) to different foliar applications of humic acid and bio-stimulators

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 630-637

  El Nemr, M A ^a   El Desuki, M ^a   El Bassiony, A M ^a   Fawzy, Z F ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bio stimulators; Cucumber; Growth; Humic acid; Yield and fruit quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864764177     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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