Influence of Potassium Foliar Application on Cotton Yield (Gossypium barbadense L.) under Saline Condition

Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Nutrition Science

Ali Asghar Koshki ¹ , Mohammad Armin ²

1 - Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Sabzevar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sab-zevar, Iran.
2 - Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Sabzevar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sab-zevar, Iran.

Received: 2016-03-15 Accepted : 2016-05-25 Published : 2016-06-30

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