Lemongrass productivity, oil content, and composition as a function of nitrogen, sulfur, and harvest time

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 805-812

  Zheljazkov, Valtcho D ^a,b   Cantrell, Charles L ^c   Astatkie, Tess ^d   Cannon, Jeffery B ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROPOGON; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; CYMBOPOGON FLEXUOSUS; CYMBOPOGON NARDUS;

EID: 79957621160     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2010.0446     Document Type: Article

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