Performance of a Number of NERICA Cultivars in Zanzibar, Tanzania: Yield, Yield Components and Grain Quality

The cultivars of NERICA (New Rice for Africa), which are characterized by early maturity and high yield potential under rainfed conditions, have the potential to increase rice production in Tanzania, where rice cultivation is greatly affected by a short rainy season. Trials were conducted in Zanziba...

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Main Authors: Nobuhito Sekiya, Khatib Juma Khatib, Subira Maslah Makame, Motonori Tomitaka, Nobuaki Oizumi, Hideki Araki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.16.141