Some factors influencing yield trends of sugarcane in Papua New Guinea

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 227-234

  Hartemink, Alfred E ^a,c,d,e   Kuniata, Lastus S ^b,f  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

^b Ramu Sugar Ltd   (Papua New Guinea)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ICRAF   (Kenya)

^e ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; CICADIDAE; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 3242777094     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003072709602500404     Document Type: Article

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