Responses of young tea (Camellia sinensis) clones to drought and temperature. I. Yield and yield distribution

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 357-372

  Burgess, Paul J ^a,b   Carr, M K V ^b  

^a Ngwazi Tea Research Station   (Tanzania)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0029780778     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0014479700026296     Document Type: Article

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