African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Sunflower seed treatment with growth inhibitor: Crop development aspects and yield

Domingos da Costa Ferreira Júnior
  • Domingos da Costa Ferreira Júnior
  • Department of Biology Applied to Agriculture (DBAA), Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Campus Jaboticabal, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
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Jorge Luiz Gonçalves Machado
  • Jorge Luiz Gonçalves Machado
  • Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Campus Umuarama, Uberlândia, Brazil.
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Polianna Alves Silva
  • Polianna Alves Silva
  • School of Agriculture, Universidade Federal de Goias, Goiania, Brazil.
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Monique Ferreira de Souza
  • Monique Ferreira de Souza
  • Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States of America.
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Reginaldo de Camargo
  • Reginaldo de Camargo
  • Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Campus Umuarama, Uberlândia, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 04 June 2016
  •  Accepted: 09 August 2016
  •  Published: 25 August 2016

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