Cotton row spacing and plant density cropping systems. I. Effects on accumulation and partitioning of dry mass and LAI

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 258-261

  Darawsheh, M K ^a   Khah, E M ^b   Aivalakis, G ^c   Chachalis, D ^d   Sallaku, Fatbardh ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^e AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

Author keywords

Dry mass; LAI; Plant density; Row spacing; RVR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COTTON; CROPPING SYSTEM; DRY MASS; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH CURVE; LEAF AREA; NONHUMAN; PLANT DENSITY; PROFIT; ROW SPACING; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 73949150302     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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