Rate of nitrogen application influences yield of maize at low and high population in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 289-296

  Asim, M ^a   Akmal, Mohammad ^a   Khan, Ahmad ^a   Farhatualah, ^a   Raziuddin, ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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EID: 84875394844     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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