Estimation of critical period of crop-weed competition in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)

Advances in Horticultural Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-104

  Nedunzhiyan, M ^a   Varma, S P ^a   Ray, R C ^a  

^a Central Tuber Crops Research Institute Bhubaneswar   (India)

Author keywords

Critical period; Interference; Ipomoea batatas; Sweet potato; Weeds

Indexed keywords

CROP WEED COMPETITION; SWEET POTATO;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 0031843542     PISSN: 03946169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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