Improving reproductive efficiency of chickpea by foliar application of zinc

Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-180

  Pathak, Girish Chandra ^a   Gupta, Bhavana ^a   Pandey, Nalini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Cicer arietinum (L.); Foliar application; Reproductive development; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874051349     PISSN: 16770420     EISSN: 16779452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-04202012000300004     Document Type: Article

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