Mechanisms of adjustment by different pearl millet plant types to varying plant population densities

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-189

  Bidinger, F R ^a   Raju, D S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; FERTILITY; GERMPLASM; GRAIN YIELD; INDIA; LANDRACE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT VARIETY; POPULATION DENSITY; TILLERING;

AGROECOLOGY; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH RESPONSE; MILLET; POPULATION DENSITY; TILLERING;

AFRICA; INDIA;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 0034064382     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859699007418     Document Type: Article

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