Growth and Radiation Use Efficiency of Sugarcane Under Irrigated and Rain-fed Conditions in Sri Lanka

Sugar Tech

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-254

  De Silva, A L C ^a   De Costa, W A J M ^b  

^a Sugarcane Research Institute   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Canopy development; Radiation use efficiency; Sugarcane; Water regimes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864290258     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: 09740740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12355-012-0148-y     Document Type: Article

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