Effects of irrigation at different growth stages and source-sink manipulations on yield and yield components of Mung Bean, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek, in dry and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-117

  De Costa, W A J M ^a   Shanmugathasan, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Growth stages; Irrigation; Sink manipulations; Source; Vigna radiata; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION; YIELD;

SRI LANKA;

VIGNA RADIATA;

EID: 0032850511     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.1999.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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