Yield and fruit quality of watermelon in response to plant population

International Journal of Vegetable Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-380

  Akintoye, H A ^a   Kintomo, A A ^a   Adekunle, A A ^b  

^a NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^b Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa FARA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Density of planting; Ecological zones; Nigeria; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 70449644976     PISSN: 19315260     EISSN: 19315279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315260903012110     Document Type: Article

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