Influence of sowing date on the growth and yield of bambara groundnut landraces in Tanzania

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-13

  Collinson, S T ^a   Sibuga, K P ^b   Tarimo, A J P ^b   Azam Ali, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIGNA SUBTERRANEA;

EID: 0033978321     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479700361038     Document Type: Article

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