Planting materials for warm tropic potato production: Production and field performance of nursery-produced tubers

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-81

  Benz, J S ^a,c   Keller, E R ^b   Midmore, D J ^a,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION   (Switzerland)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SOLANACEAE;

POTATO; ROOTED CUTTING; SEEDLING; TUBER;

EID: 0029854536     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0021859600077388     Document Type: Article

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