Yield of scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum L.) as influenced by planting date of companion cowpea

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 305-312

  Ofori, K ^a   Gamedoagbao, D K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Additive model; Garden egg; Intercropping; Scarlet eggplant; Solanum aethiopicum; Time of planting

Indexed keywords

SOWING DATE; YIELD;

ANIMALIA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM AETHIOPICUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 19344376125     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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