Differences in the effects of temperature and photoperiod on progress to flowering among diverse Mucuna spp.

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 249-258

  Qi, Aiming ^a   Ellis, R H ^a   Keatinge, J D H ^a   Wheeler, T R ^a   Tarawali, S A ^a,b   Summerfield, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Flowering; Green manures; Photoperiod; Temperature

Indexed keywords

MUCUNA;

EID: 0032994235     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.1999.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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