Hemp and flax biomass and fiber production and linseed yield in irrigated Mediterranean conditions

Journal of Industrial Hemp

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-15

  Lloveras, Jaume ^a   Santiveri, Francisca ^a   Gorchs, Gil ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c Campus UPC del Baix Llobregat   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cannabis sativa L.; Crop adaptation; Fiber crops; Linum usitassimum L.

Indexed keywords

CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD;

EBRO VALLEY; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

CROP PRODUCTION; FIBER MANUFACTURE; FLAX FIBER; HEMP FIBER;

EID: 33746902730     PISSN: 15377881     EISSN: 1537789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J237v11n01_02     Document Type: Article

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