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    Iron deficiency in lentil: Yield loss and geographic distribution in a germplasm collection

    Iron deficiency symptoms are observed on some genotypes of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) grown in calcareous soil. A germplasm collection of 3512 accessions originating from 18 countries was characterized for i...

    W. Erskine, N. P. Saxena, M. C. Saxena in Plant and Soil (1993)

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    Root form and function in relation to crop productivity in cool season food legumes

    Legumes have a tap root with lateral branches, but there is substantial genetic variation in root characters. The proportion of total plant dry weight found in the root systems of most cool season legumes is t...

    P. J. Gregory, N. P. Saxena, J. Arihara… in Expanding the Production and Use of Cool S… (1994)

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    Screening techniques and sources of tolerance to salinity and mineral nutrient imbalances in cool season food legumes

    A large global land area is affected by saline, alkali (sodic), and acid soil conditions. Cool season food legumes are important crops in many countries with such adverse soils. Tolerant genotypes have been id...

    N. P. Saxena, M. C. Saxena, P. Ruckenbauer… in Expanding the Production and Use of Cool S… (1994)

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    Scope for genetic manipulation of mineral acquisition in chickpea

    Nutrient acquisition in chickpea needs to be efficient, because it is mainly grown as a post-rainy season, rainfed crop, and generally on soils inferior in physical characteristics and poor in fertility. Nutri...

    Md. Yusuf Ali, L. Krishnamurthy, N.P. Saxena, O.P. Rupela, Jagdish Kumar… in Plant and Soil (2002)