Luffa cylindrica - an emerging cash crop

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 684-688

  Oboh, I O ^a   Aluyor, E O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Commercial; Crop; Cultivation; Luffa cylindrica

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; LUFFA; LUFFA AEGYPTIACA;

EID: 70249141694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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