Response of Yield and Morphophysiological Characteristics of Corn (SC 704) to Different Source of Potash Fertilizer under Deficient Irrigation Situation (at South West of Iran)

Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Nutrition Science

Sattar Kazemi ¹ ( Msc Graduated, Department of Agronomy, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. )
Keyvan Marashi ² ( Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. )

Received: 2019-06-25 Accepted : 2019-08-29 Published : 2019-09-30

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