Agricultural Journal

Year: 2012
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page No. 135 - 138

Effect of Different Rates and Sources of Fertilizer on Yield and Antioxidant Components of Tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

Authors : Helen Adeniyi and Olufemi Ademoyegun

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