Water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) development as affected by photoperiod and temperature: Experiment and modeling

Field Crops Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-268

  Marcos, J ^a   Lacointe, A ^b   Tournebize, R ^a   Bonhomme, R ^a   Sierra, J ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b PIAF   (France)

Author keywords

Developmental phases; Model; Planting date; Tropical climate; Tuber crop

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHOTOPERIOD; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TUBER;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES;

ANTIDESMA PLATYPHYLLUM; DIOSCOREA ALATA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 61349126113     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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