Productivity and drought tolerance of cassava cultivars in the Coastal Tablelands of Northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT: Ten cassava cultivars were grown in the field and evaluated to identify the most adapted to the Coastal Tablelands of northeast Brazil. The cultivars showed differences in proline and chlorophyll contents, plant height, number of leaves and branches, canopy area and root production, howeve...

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Main Authors: Luciana Marques de Carvalho, Hélio Wilson Lemos de Carvalho, Ivênio Rubens de Oliveira, Marco Antônio Sedrez Rangel, Vanderlei da Silva Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2016-05-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000500796&lng=en&tlng=en