African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

The relationship between succulence and shoot biomass differences according to nutritional status in Jatropha curcas L.

Maicon Wandermaz dos Santos
  • Maicon Wandermaz dos Santos
  • Departamento de Solos, Rodovia BR 465, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Km 7, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 23.851-970, Brasil.
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Camila Figueiredo da Silva
  • Camila Figueiredo da Silva
  • Departamento de Solos, Rodovia BR 465, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Km 7, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 23.851-970, Brasil.
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Marcel Giovanni Costa França
  • Marcel Giovanni Costa França
  • Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, CEP: 31270-901, Brasil.
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Everaldo Zonta
  • Everaldo Zonta
  • Departamento de Solos, Rodovia BR 465, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Km 7, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 23.851-970, Brasil.
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Roberto Oscar Pereyra Rossiello
  • Roberto Oscar Pereyra Rossiello
  • Departamento de Solos, Rodovia BR 465, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Km 7, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 23.851-970, Brasil.
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  •  Received: 02 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 25 September 2015
  •  Published: 22 October 2015

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