Identification of finger millet (Eleusine coracana gaertn.) variety suitable to rainfed areas of North western zone of Tamil Nadu

Indian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-64

  Geetha, K ^a   Mani, A K ^a   Suresh, M ^a   Vijayabaskaran, S ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Breeding; Finger millet; Grain yield; North western zone; Protein; Rainfed

Indexed keywords

ELEUSINE CORACANA; ELEUSINE CORACANA SUBSP. CORACANA;

EID: 84866149042     PISSN: 03678245     EISSN: 0976058X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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