Growth characteristics and biomass production of kenaf

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 63, 2011, Pages 13756-13761

  Tahery, Yaghoob ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biomass; Growth; Internode; Kenaf

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRY MASS; FRESH WEIGHT; HARVEST PERIOD; INTERNODE ELONGATION; KENAF; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT STEM; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIBISCUS CANNABINUS;

EID: 80054858864     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb11.1146     Document Type: Article

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