Effect of heat and drought stress on sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). II. Grain yield

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 77-86

  Craufurd, P Q ^a   Peacock, J M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DROUGHT STRESS; GRAIN YIELD; HEAT EFFECT; SORGHUM PRODUCTION;

INDIA, HYDERABAD;

EID: 0027388435     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479700020421     Document Type: Article

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