Current Research in Agricultural Sciences
June 2019, Volume 6, 2, pp 157-168
Dz-sht-157-1B, Dz-sht-91-2B, Growth, Intra-row spacing, Marketable yield, Shallot, Total bulb yield, Varieties, Yheras.
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