Sugarcane response to row spacing-induced competition for light

Field Crops Research

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-155

  Singels, A ^a   Smit, M A ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomass; Competition; Fractional interception; Green leaf number; Row spacing; Stalk mass; Thermal time; Tiller density

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOMASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROPPING PRACTICE; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SUGAR CANE; TILLERING; YIELD RESPONSE;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; MOUNT EDGECOMBE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67349247044     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.04.015     Document Type: Article

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