African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6945

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of plant density on oil yield of safflower

Marinez Carpiski Sampaio
  • Marinez Carpiski Sampaio
  • Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, UNIOESTE, Pós-graduação em Energia na Agricultura. Rua Universitária, 2069 – CEP:85.819-130, Bairro Faculdade, Cascavel, (PR), Brazil.
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Reginaldo Ferreira Santos
  • Reginaldo Ferreira Santos
  • Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, UNIOESTE, Pós-graduação em Energia na Agricultura. Rua Universitária, 2069 – CEP:85.819-130, Bairro Faculdade, Cascavel, (PR), Brazil.
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Doglas Bassegio
  • Doglas Bassegio
  • Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Departamento de Produção e Melhoramento Vegetal – Botucatu (SP), Brazil.
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Edmar Soares de Vasconselos
  • Edmar Soares de Vasconselos
  • Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, UNIOESTE, Campus de Marechal Cândido Rondon - Centro de Ciências Agrárias. Rua Pernambuco, 1777 - Caixa Postal: 91. CEP: 85960-000 - Marechal Cândido Rondon (PR), Brazil.
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Lucas da Silveira
  • Lucas da Silveira
  • Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, UNIOESTE, Pós-graduação em Energia na Agricultura. Rua Universitária, 2069 – CEP:85.819-130, Bairro Faculdade, Cascavel, (PR), Brazil.
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Natasha Barchinski Galant Lenz
  • Natasha Barchinski Galant Lenz
  • Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, UNIOESTE, Pós-graduação em Energia na Agricultura. Rua Universitária, 2069 – CEP:85.819-130, Bairro Faculdade, Cascavel, (PR), Brazil.
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Cristiano Fernando Lewandoski
  • Cristiano Fernando Lewandoski
  • Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, UNIOESTE, Pós-graduação em Energia na Agricultura. Rua Universitária, 2069 – CEP:85.819-130, Bairro Faculdade, Cascavel, (PR), Brazil.
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Luciene Kozue Tokuro
  • Luciene Kozue Tokuro
  • Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, UNIOESTE, Pós-graduação em Energia na Agricultura. Rua Universitária, 2069 – CEP:85.819-130, Bairro Faculdade, Cascavel, (PR), Brazil.
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  •  Received: 27 June 2016
  •  Accepted: 15 September 2016
  •  Published: 22 June 2017

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