Performance of late sown wheat in response to foliar application of Moringa oleifera lam. leaf extract;Rendimiento de trigo sembrado tarde en respuesta a la aplicación foliar de extracto de hojas de moringa oleifera lam

Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-97

  Yasmeen, Azra ^a   Basra, Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed ^b   Ahmad, Rashid ^b   Wahid, Abdul ^b  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Crop maturity; Late sowing; Moringa oleifera; Seasonal leaf area duration; Wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865382908     PISSN: 07185820     EISSN: 07185839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392012000100015     Document Type: Article

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