Adaptability of improved rice varieties in Senegal

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-114

  Sall, Samba ^a   Norman, David ^b   Featherstone, Allen M ^b  

^a Institut Senegalais de Recherches AgrEcoles Dakar   (Senegal)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTABILITY; BREEDING; FERTILIZER; RICE VARIETY; SENEGAL;

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; CROP PRODUCTION; RICE; YIELD;

SENEGAL, CASAMANCE;

EID: 0032077107     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(97)00072-3     Document Type: Article

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