Effects of panicle removal and nitrogen on yield of grain sorghum

<p>Grain sorghum is the principal food crop in Botswana. It is often grown in low fertility, coarse-textured soils. It is a common practice within some ethnic groups in Botswana to remove the primary panicle with the expectation that this will increase the grain yield by promoting tillers.<...

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Main Author: Legwaila, Gabatshele Mbona
Other Authors: Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43323
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06162009-063221/