Associations between grain yield and carbon isotope discrimination in cowpea

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 9-17

  Ngugi, E C K ^a   Austin, R B ^b   Galwey, N W ^c   Hall, M A ^c  

^a Natl Dryland Farming Res Centre   (Kenya)

^b University of Cambridge ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon 13; Carbon isotope discrimination; Cowpea; Drought; Grain yield; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030265330     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(96)02003-5     Document Type: Article

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