ROOT ZONE TEMPERATURE AFFECTS EMERGENCE AND GROWTH TRAITS OF SNAKE TOMATO (TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA L.)

Two Nigerian morphological variants of Trichosanthes cucumerina L., (Cucurbitaceae) an under-exploited tropical leaf and fruit vegetable were evaluated for response to root zone temperature (RZT) in a climate controlled growth chamber at 20, 25 and 30 oC. The Green variant [V1] has long fruit with d...

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Main Authors: O Adebooye, G Noga, C Lankes
Format: Article
Language:Bulgarian
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture 2010-02-01
Series:Journal of Central European Agriculture
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Online Access:http://jcea.agr.hr/articles/744_ROOT_ZONE_TEMPERATURE_AFFECTS_EMERGENCE_AND_GROWTH_TRAITS_OF_SNAKE_TOMATO_(TRICHOSANTHES_CUCUMERINA_L_)_en.pdf