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Correlations of Plant Parameters with Nitrogen Fixation in Cowpea

Authors :
Tim L. Setter
Richard A. Graham
Source :
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture. 1:335-338
Publication Year :
1983
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 1983.

Abstract

Under low available soil N conditions, leaf area and leaf number at five sampling stages were strongly correlated with shoot weight in cowpea. Leaf area determination is proposed as a simple method for the identification of superior genotypes when breeding for enhanced N-fixation in cowpea.

Subjects

Subjects :
Agronomy
viruses
fungi
Shoot
Nitrogen fixation
food and beverages
Horticulture
Biology
Leaf number
Agronomy and Crop Science

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ISSN :
21650616 and 01448765
Volume :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........2acfbd050f29db458198f1b68bc01476
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/01448765.1983.9754408
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