Importance of canopy attributes in determining dry matter accumulation of pigeonpea under contrasting moisture regimes

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 955-961

  Nam, N H ^a   Subbarao, G V ^b   Chauhan, Y S ^a   Johansen, C ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DRY MATTER; GENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGEON PEA; PLANT BREEDING;

CAJANUS CAJAN;

EID: 0031846912     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800040013x     Document Type: Article

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