African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Seasonal variation and modeling of leaf area growth in Jatropha curcas L. plants: Implication for understanding the species adaptation in the Sahel of Niger

Moussa Massaoudou
  • Moussa Massaoudou
  • Département de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN), B.P. 240 Maradi, Niger.
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Tougiani Abasse
  • Tougiani Abasse
  • Département de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN), B.P. 240 Maradi, Niger.
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Habou Rabiou
  • Habou Rabiou
  • Département de Production Végétale, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université de Diffa, B.P. 78 Diffa, Niger.
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Larwanou Mahamane
  • Larwanou Mahamane
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Niamey, P. O. Box 12404, Niger.
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  •  Received: 08 March 2020
  •  Accepted: 18 May 2020
  •  Published: 30 June 2020

How to cite this article

APA /
Massaoudou, M., Abasse, T., Rabiou, H., & Mahamane, L. (2020). Seasonal variation and modeling of leaf area growth in Jatropha curcas L. plants: Implication for understanding the species adaptation in the Sahel of Niger. African Journal of Plant Science, 14(6), 205-212.
Chicago /
Moussa Massaoudou, Tougiani Abasse, Habou Rabiou and Larwanou Mahamane  . "Seasonal variation and modeling of leaf area growth in Jatropha curcas L. plants: Implication for understanding the species adaptation in the Sahel of Niger." African Journal of Plant Science 14, no. 6 (2020): 205-212.
MLA /
Moussa Massaoudou, et al. "Seasonal variation and modeling of leaf area growth in Jatropha curcas L. plants: Implication for understanding the species adaptation in the Sahel of Niger." African Journal of Plant Science 14.6 (2020): 205-212.