Effect of Gibberellic Acid and Potassium Foliar Sprays on Productivity and Physiological and Biochemical Parameters of Parthenocarpic Cucumber cv. ‘Seven Star F1’
By: Priyanka Pal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krishan Kumar and Narender Singh
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johr-2016-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2353-3978 (formerly 2300-5009) | Journal ISSN: 2300-5009
Language: English
Page range: 93 - 100
Submitted on: Jan 1, 2016
Accepted on: Jun 1, 2016
Published on: Jul 27, 2016
Published by: National Institute of Horticultural Research
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