Source limits to rainfed sorghum yield potential in West Africa
Record grain yields have reached 20 t.ha-1 for sorghum in the USA (US Grains Council, 2008). In West Africa the published maximum yields for sorghum remain much below these levels: 4 t.ha-1 have been regularly reported on research stations and 6 to 7 t.ha-1 were measured with early-maturing caudatum/kafir varieties. Studies in Mali on biomass accumulation and yield of photoperiod-sensitive varieties gave data used to model the yield potential of such crops in West Africa, which are reported in this paper.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Agropolis international
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| Subjects: | F01 - Culture des plantes, F62 - Physiologie végétale - Croissance et développement, Sorghum, rendement des cultures, variété, biomasse, photosensibilité, modélisation des cultures, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7244, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10176, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8157, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_926, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5811, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9000024, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4540, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8355, |
| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/557262/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/557262/1/ID557262.pdf |
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