Grids in ground cover measurements

Potato Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 533-540

  Korva, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Interception; Light; Potato; Radiation; Solanum tuberosum L.

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030433465     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02358472     Document Type: Article

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