The effect of plant spacing on growth, cycling time and yield of bananas in subtropical Western Australia

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 575, Issue , 2002, Pages 851-857

  Kesavan, V ^a   Hill, T ^a   Morris, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bananas (Musa sp. AAA); Plant crop; Ratoon crop; Spacing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863538611     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.575.101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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