Site and planting date effects on taro growth: Comparison with aroid model predictions

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 545-557

  Miyasaka, Susan C ^a   Ogoshi, Richard M ^b   Tsuji, Gordon Y ^b   Kodani, Leslie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARVESTING; SOILS;

BIOMASS HARVESTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

EID: 0037533814     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.5450     Document Type: Article

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