Growth improvement in spring maize through exogenous application of ascorbic acid, salicylic acid and hydrogen peroxide

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-100

  Ahmad, Ijaz ^a   Basra, Shahzad M A ^a   Afzal, Irfan ^a   Farooq, M ^a   Wahid, Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Foliar spray; Maize; Nutrients; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873023313     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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