Drought research at warda: Current situation and prospects

Drought Frontiers in Rice: Crop Improvement for Increased Rainfed Production

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 61-73

  Sie M ^a   Futakuchi, K ^a   Gridley, H ^a   Mande, S ^a   Manneh, B ^a   Ndjiondjop, M N ^a   Efisue, A ^a   Ogunbayo, S A ^a   Moussa, M ^a   Tsunematsu, H ^a   Samejima, H ^a  

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EID: 84940309315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814280013_0004     Document Type: Chapter

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