African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6861

Full Length Research Paper

Management of nitrogen fertilizer, irrigation and plant density in onion production using response surface methodology as optimization approach

Hamed Mansouri
  • Hamed Mansouri
  • Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
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Mohammad Bannayan
  • Mohammad Bannayan
  • Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
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Parviz Rezvani Moghaddam
  • Parviz Rezvani Moghaddam
  • Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
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Amir Lakzian
  • Amir Lakzian
  • Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
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  •  Accepted: 22 January 2014
  •  Published: 13 February 2014

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