Improving drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays) with potassium application in furrow irrigation systems

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1193-1198

  Maqsood, Muhammad ^a   Shehzad, Muhammad Asif ^a   Wahid, Abdul ^a   Butt, Adeel Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

s; W; Drought tolerance; K application; K FFI interaction; Maize

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888990900     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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