Evaluation of European developed fibre hemp genotypes (Cannabis sativa L.) in semi-arid Mediterranean environment

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 312-324

  Cosentino, Salvatore L ^a   Riggi, Ezio ^b   Testa, Giorgio ^a   Scordia, Danilo ^a   Copani, Venera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cannabis sativa; Fibre hemp; Mediterranean environment; Net photosynthesis; Radiation use efficiency; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; CANNABIS SATIVA; CROP ESTABLISHMENT; LEAF TRANSPIRATION; LIGHT EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RADIATION USE EFFICIENCY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTS; FIBERS; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER SUPPLY;

HEMP;

BIOMASS; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; DRY MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; GENOTYPE; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEMIARID REGION; SOWING DATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EUROPE; ITALY;

EID: 84883344272     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.07.059     Document Type: Article

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