Multilocational evaluation of biomass sorghum hybrids under two stand densities and variable water supply in Italy

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-9

  Habyarimana, E ^a   Bonardi, P ^a   Laureti, D ^b   Di Bari, V ^c   Cosentino, S ^d   Lorenzoni, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b Ist Sperim Per Le Colture I   (Italy)

^c Istituto Sperimentale Agronomico   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Plant density; Sorghum hybrid; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOMASS; IRRIGATION; WATER SUPPLY;

HUMID CONDITIONS; MULTILOCATIONAL EVALUATION;

CROPS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; SORGHUM; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 3042539849     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2003.12.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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