Impact of Titanium on Growth and Forage Production of Maize (Zea mays L.) under Different Growth Stage

Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Nutrition Science

Farshad Ghooshchi ¹ , Mohammad Lotfi ²

1 - Department of Agronomy, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran.
2 - Department of Agronomy, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran.

Received: 2015-06-18 Accepted : 2015-10-13 Published : 2015-12-30

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