Quality evaluation of pomegranate crop -A review

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 658-667

  Mir, M M ^a   Umar, I ^a   Mir, S A ^b   Rehma, M U ^a   Rather, G H ^a   Banday, S A ^a  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^b ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cultivation; Evaluation; Fruit quality; Nutrient application; Pomegranate

Indexed keywords

LYTHRACEAE;

EID: 84865711658     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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