Effect of drought during the establishment period on the root system development of cassava

Japanese Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-97

  Pardales Jr , Jose R ^a   Esquibel, Celia B ^a  

^a VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Adventitious root; Cassava; Drought; Lateral root; Manihot esculenta; Root development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002045193     PISSN: 00111848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/jcs.65.93     Document Type: Article

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