Effect of different weed management practices on weed population, yield potential and nutrient status of peach cv. July Elberta

Research on Crops

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 519-525

  Meena, Mukesh Kumar ^a   Sharma, D D ^a   Meena, O P ^a,b  

^a DR Y S PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY   (India)

^b Bikaner   (India)

Author keywords

Herbicides; July Elberta; nutrient; peach; weed population; yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982144527     PISSN: 09723226     EISSN: 23487542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5958/2348-7542.2015.00073.X     Document Type: Article

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