Shoot: Root differs in warm season C4-cereals when grown alone in pure and mixed stands under low and high water levels

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue SPL.ISS, 2013, Pages 83-90

  Amanullah, ^a   Stewart, B A ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; SETARIA ITALICA; SORGHUM (GENUS); SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873435345     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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