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Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata, L., Walp) to inter-row spacing and weed competition Cover

Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata, L., Walp) to inter-row spacing and weed competition

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|Aug 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2020-0008 | Journal eISSN: 1801-0571 | Journal ISSN: 0231-5742
Language: English
Page range: 73 - 79
Submitted on: Dec 3, 2019
Accepted on: Jul 27, 2020
Published on: Aug 17, 2020
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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