Factors affecting the production and quality of Japanese taro cormels

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 670, Issue , 2005, Pages 167-172

  Scheffer, J J C ^a   Douglas, J A ^b   Triggs, C M ^c  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Colocasia esculenta; Irrigation; Japanese taro; Plant population

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846784579     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.670.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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