Ecophysiology of the cacao tree

Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 425-448

  De Almeida, Alex Alan F ^a   Valle, Raúl R ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b CEPLAC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flowering; Flushing; Mineral nutrition; Pod set; Root growth

Indexed keywords

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 46249093387     PISSN: 16770420     EISSN: 16779452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-04202007000400011     Document Type: Review

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