Impact of foliar application of seaweed extract on growth, yield and quality of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

Soil and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-162

  Haider, Muhammad Wasim ^a   Ayyub, Chaudhary Muhammad ^a   Pervez, Muhammad Aslam ^a   Asad, Habat Ullah ^a   Manan, Abdul ^a   Raza, Syed Ali ^a   Ashraf, Irfan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Growth; Liquid seaweed extract; Potato; Quality; Yield

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84869187979     PISSN: 20749546     EISSN: 20751141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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