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Boron Deficiency on Cotton in Northern Nigeria II. The Effect of Variety

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

J. B. Smithson  and
R. G. Heathcote
J. B. Smithson
Affiliation:
Institute for Agriculture Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
R. G. Heathcote
Affiliation:
Institute for Agriculture Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Summary

Cotton varieties differ in their sensitivity to boron deficiency. Breeding for tolerance of deficiency offers some scope for yield increases under the prevailing non-intensive conditions under which most of the crop is grown in northern Nigeria, but cannot be considered a complete solution to the problem.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , July 1974 , pp. 209 - 218
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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