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Original Articles

Yield and Zinc, Copper, Manganese and Iron Concentration in Maize (Zea mays L.) Grown on Vertisol as Influenced by Zinc Application from Various Zinc Fertilizers

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Pages 1544-1557 | Received 25 Oct 2012, Accepted 20 May 2013, Published online: 17 Jul 2015

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