β-Carotene yield and productivity of orange-fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam.) as influenced by irrigation and fertilizer application treatments

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 142, Issue , 2012, Pages 180-184

  Laurie, S M ^a   Faber, M ^b   van Jaarsveld, P J ^b   Laurie, R N ^a   du Plooy, C P ^a   Modisane, P C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Fertilizer regimes; Retinol activity equivalents; Sweet potato; Water productivity; Water regimes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT STRESS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OPTIMIZATION; PIGMENT; ROOT VEGETABLE; VITAMIN; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; YIELD RESPONSE;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 84862287627     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.05.017     Document Type: Article

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