Biomass production and drought resistance at the seedling stage and in field conditions in sorghum

Maydica

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 303-309

  Habyarimana, E ^a   Laureti, D ^b   Di Fonzo, N ^c   Lorenzoni, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b Ist Sperim Colture Industriali ^*  (Italy)

^c SS 16 Km 675   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass yield; Field evaluation; Greenhouse test; Mediterranean region; Sorghum bicolor; Water regime

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0036995032     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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