Growth and biomass productivity of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus, L.) under different agricultural inputs and management practices in central Greece

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-240

  Danalatos, N G ^a   Archontoulis, S V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Fertilization; Growth rates; Irrigation; Kenaf; Sowing

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; CROP GROWTH; CROP PERFORMANCE; FERTILIZATION; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GROWING PERIOD; HIBISCUS CANNABINUS; HIGH FERTILITIES; IRRIGATION WATERS; KENAF; MANAGEMENT LEVEL; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PLANT DENSITIES; PLANT POPULATION; SOIL MOISTURE STATUS; SOWING; SOWING DATE; SOWING TIME; TOTAL BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH RATE; HEMP; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

ECOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERB; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NITROGEN; PHYTOMASS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOWING DATE; YIELD RESPONSE;

GREECE; THESSALY;

HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS CANNABINUS;

EID: 77957240418     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.04.013     Document Type: Article

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