Short-duration cassava genotypes for crop diversification in the humid tropics: Growth dynamics, biomass, yield and quality

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-198

  Suja, Girija ^a   John, Kuzhivilayil Susan ^a   Sreekumar, Janardanan ^a   Srinivas, Tavva ^a  

^a CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass production and partitioning; Cassava; Crop growth rate; Harvest index; Tuberous root bulking rate; Tuberous root yield and quality

Indexed keywords

CYANOGEN; NITRILE; STARCH;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CASSAVA; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT ROOT; POLYPLOIDY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; TROPIC CLIMATE; MANIHOT; PROCEDURES;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENOTYPE; MANIHOT; NITRILES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT ROOTS; POLYPLOIDY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STARCH; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 70849121627     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3781     Document Type: Article

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