Evaluation of some promising wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) at different zinc regimes for crop production

Cereal Research Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 539-549

  Bharti, K ^a   Pandey, N ^a   Shankhdhar, D ^a   Srivastava, P ^a   Shankhdhar, S ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

biological yield; grain yield; spikelet number; tillers; wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886876296     PISSN: 01333720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/CRC.2013.0034     Document Type: Article

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