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

An agronomic approach to screen sugar and energy cane genotypes for drought tolerance

S. Elsayed-Farag
  • S. Elsayed-Farag
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M University System, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA.
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M. De Almeida Silva
  • M. De Almeida Silva
  • School of Agricultural Sciences, UNESP-São Paulo State University, P. O. Box 237, Botucatu, SP 18603-970, Brazil.
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N. Solis-Garcia
  • N. Solis-Garcia
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M University System, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA.
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J. Enciso
  • J. Enciso
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M University System, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA.
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J. Da Silva
  • J. Da Silva
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M University System, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA.
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  •  Received: 26 March 2018
  •  Accepted: 30 April 2018
  •  Published: 07 June 2018

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