African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Review

Use of micronutrients in tropical and sub-tropical fruit crops: A review

M. K. Yadav1* and V. K. Solanki2
1Department of Horticulture and Farm Forestry Ministry of Horticulture and Food Processing, Satna 485001, India. 2Formerly at Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari 396450, India.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 29 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 09 January 2015
  •  Published: 29 January 2015

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