Edaphoclimatological study of cherimoya (Annona cherimola mill.) in Loja province, southern Ecuador

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 497, Issue , 1999, Pages 71-80

  Bydekerke, L ^a   Scheldeman, X ^b   Van Ranst, E ^c   Van Damme, P ^c  

^a United Nations Environment Programme   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LOJA   (Ecuador)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Andean fruits; Climatology; GIS; Land evaluation; Soils

Indexed keywords

ANNONA CHERIMOLA;

EID: 33749405453     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1999.497.4     Document Type: Article

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