The effect of soil moisture on light interception and the conversion coefficient for three landraces of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea)

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-157

  Collinson, S T ^a   Berchie, J ^a,b   Azam Ali, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIR CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDNUT; LIGHT; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE;

VIGNA SUBTERRANEA;

EID: 0032862803     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859699006875     Document Type: Article

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