Effect of leaf defoliation on some agronomical traits of corn

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 545-548

  Khaliliaqdam, Nabi ^a   Soltani, Afshin ^b   Mir Mahmoodi, Tooraj ^a   Jadidi, Tooraj ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Agronomy Department of Gorgon University of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources   (Iran)

^c Applied Meteorological Research Center of West Azarbaijan   (Iran)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Growth stage and corn

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872856813     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2012.20.04.2498     Document Type: Article

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