Comparison of growth feature and drought tolerance between two high productive species, kenaf (Hibicus cannabinus, C3-plant) and napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum, C4-plant)

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 521-532

  Nguyen, Mai Thi Phuong ^a   Araki, Takuya ^a   Kubota, Fumitake ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIBISCUS CANNABINUS; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 27744468206     PISSN: 00236152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5109/4666     Document Type: Article

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