Responses of fruit yield and quality of Trichosanthes cucumerina landraces to phosphorus rate

Journal of Vegetable Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-19

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

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nutrient; Phosphorus; Snake Gourd; Yield

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA;

EID: 33747381250     PISSN: 15481689     EISSN: 15481697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J484v12n01_02     Document Type: Article

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