African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Crop growth rate differs in warm season C4-grasses grown in pure and mixed stands

Amanullah Khan
  • Amanullah Khan
  • Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences, The University of Agriculture Peshawar-Pakistan-25130.
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  •  Received: 14 January 2012
  •  Accepted: 16 May 2014
  •  Published: 23 July 2014

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