Growth and yield response of hybrid maize through integrated phosphorus management

Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-66

  Ali, Muqarrab ^a   Ali, Asghar ^a   Tahir, Muhammad ^a   Yaseen, Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Integrated phosphorus; Maize growth; Management; Poultry manure; Press mud; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865164686     PISSN: 17274915     EISSN: 22217630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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