Differences on growth and grain yield between four pearl millet cultivars;Diferenças em crescimento e produção de grãos entre quatro cultivares de milheto pérola

Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1367-1376

  Geraldo, José ^a   Rossiello, Roberto Oscar Pereyra ^a   Araújo, Adelson Paulo ^a   Pimentel, Carlos ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomass; Feed grasses; Genotypes; Growth rate; Leaf area; Panicles; Pennisetum glaucum; Yields

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0034403224     PISSN: 0100204X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-204x2000000700011     Document Type: Article

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