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The growth of the sugarcane plant in India

Part I. Age-fertiliser effects on the physiology and chemistry of sugarcane

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These investigations were undertaken under the ægis of the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, and of the Benares Hindu University. The grants made and the facilities offered are thankfully acknowledged.

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Singh, B.N. The growth of the sugarcane plant in India. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 14, 201–234 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048509

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