Growth, radiation use efficiency and yield potential of enset (Ensete ventricosum) at different sites in southern Ethiopia

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-81

  Tsegaye, Admasu ^a   Struik, P C ^b  

^a Awassa College of Agriculture   (Ethiopia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Enset; Leaf appearance rate; Leaf area index; Light use efficiency; Plant height; Yield potential

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; GROWTH; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY;

ETHIOPIA;

CATOSTOMIDAE; ENSETE; ENSETE VENTRICOSUM; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR; RUTA;

EID: 0038348859     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00231.x     Document Type: Article

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