Effects of irrigation at different growth stages on vegetative growth 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 137-143

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Leaf area index; Shoot:root ratio; Total biomass; Vigna radiata; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DROUGHT; IRRIGATION;

SRI LANKA;

VIGNA RADIATA;

EID: 0032861488     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.1999.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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