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Original Articles

EFFECTS OF ORGANIC AMENDMENTS APPLICATION ON GRAIN YIELD, LEAF CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT AND SOME MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN SOYBEAN CULTIVARS

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Pages 485-495 | Received 22 Apr 2008, Accepted 09 Nov 2009, Published online: 25 Jan 2010

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