Effect of soil moisture stress on growth and yield of cassava in Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 3085-3090

  Aina, O O ^a,b   Dixon, A G O ^b   Akinrinde, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava; Field capacity; Root yield; Soil moisture stress; Vegetative growth

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 35348868578     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3085.3090     Document Type: Article

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