Influence of shade on stomatal density, leaf size and other leaf characteristics in the major tropical root crops, tannia, sweet potato, yam, cassava and taro

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 509-516

  Onwueme, I C ^a   Johnston, M ^a  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

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EID: 0034427030     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479700001071     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. The growth and development of Xanthosoma and Colocasia under different light and water supply conditions
2. Adaptation to sun and shade: A whole-plant perspective
3. Effect of shade on photosynthetic pigments in the tropical root crops, yam, taro, tannia, cassava and sweet potato
4. Comparison of suckering, leaf and corm characteristics of taro grown from tissue culture and conventional planting material
5. Response of cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) to shade under field conditions
6. Effect on tanier yields of artificial shade levels and of intercropping with plantains
7. Shading, growth and dry matter partitioning of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott.)