Effect of pre-sowing magnetic field treatment to garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) seed on germination and seedling growth

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1851-1856

  Iqbal, Munawar ^a   Muhammad, Dil ^a   Zia ul Haq, ^a   Jamil, Yasir ^a   Raza Ahmad, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 84871520399     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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