Effect of season on growth, fruit yield and nutrient profile of two landraces of Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1040-1044

  Oloyede, F M ^a   Adebooye, O C ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fruit yield; Growth; Nutrient profile; Seasons; Trichosanthes cucumerina

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; SUGAR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP PRODUCTION; FLOWERING; FRUITING; HARVEST; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT FIBER; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRICHOSANTHES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA;

EID: 27144538695     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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