Effect of polyethylene coated calcium carbide on physiology, photosynthesis, growth and yield of sweet pepper

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-65

  Ahmed, Wazir ^a   Yaseen, M ^a   Arshad, M ^a   Shahid, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acetylene; Ethylene; Nitrogen Use Efficiency; Photosynthesis; Sweet pepper

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897128092     PISSN: 05529034     EISSN: 20760906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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