TY  - JOUR
T1  - Optimizing Planting Arrangement and Density for Enhanced Oil Yield and Fatty Acid Composition in a Non-Shattering Sesame Cultivar
AU  - Zeinalzadeh Tabrizi, Hossein
AU  - Pirzad, Alireza
AU  - Samadzadeh, Fatemeh
PY  - 2025
DA  - June
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.53518/mjavl.1652581
JF  - Manas Journal of Agriculture Veterinary and Life Sciences
JO  - Manas J Agr Vet Life Sci
PB  - Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1694-7932
SP  - 91
EP  - 102
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
LA  - en
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KW  - Agronomic practices
KW  - inter-row spacing
KW  - intra-row spacing
KW  - oil quality
KW  - oleic acid
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