Growth of sugarcane under high input conditions in tropical Australia. II. Sucrose accumulation and commercial yield

Field Crops Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-36

  Muchow, R C ^a   Robertson, M J ^a   Wood, A W ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CSR Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cane yield; CCS; Harvest index; Sucrose accumulation; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; SUCROSE; SUGARCANE; TROPICS; YIELD;

AUSTRALIA;

POACEAE; SACCHARUM;

EID: 0030222636     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4290(96)00042-1     Document Type: Article

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