Production potential of Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni. under intercropping systems

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-458

  Ramesh, Kulasekaran ^a,b   Singh, Virendra ^a   Ahuja, Paramvir Singh ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b IHBT   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Crops; Growth; Quality; Stevia rebaudiana; Stevioside

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; LENS CULINARIS; STEVIA REBAUDIANA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34547438821     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340701474949     Document Type: Article

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