Soil moisture and water use efficiency in cotton plants grown in different spacings in the Brazilian 
Cerrado Region

Tonny JosÃ© AraÃºjo da Silva; Thiago Franco Duarte; Jackelinne ValÃ©ria Rodrigues Sousa; Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva; Adriano Bicioni Pacheco; Helon HÃ©bano Freitas de Sousa

doi:10.5897/AJAR2015.10814

African Journal of
Agricultural Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1991-637X
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
Start Year: 2006
Published Articles: 6926

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Soil moisture and water use efficiency in cotton plants grown in different spacings in the Brazilian Cerrado Region

Tonny JosÃ© AraÃºjo da Silva

Tonny JosÃ© AraÃºjo da Silva
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, RondonÃ³polis-MT, Brazil.
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Thiago Franco Duarte

Thiago Franco Duarte
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, RondonÃ³polis-MT, Brazil.
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Jackelinne ValÃ©ria Rodrigues Sousa

Jackelinne ValÃ©ria Rodrigues Sousa
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, RondonÃ³polis-MT, Brazil.
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Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva

Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, RondonÃ³polis-MT, Brazil.
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Adriano Bicioni Pacheco

Adriano Bicioni Pacheco
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, RondonÃ³polis-MT, Brazil.
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Helon HÃ©bano Freitas de Sousa

Helon HÃ©bano Freitas de Sousa
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, RondonÃ³polis-MT, Brazil.
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Article Number - C057BB857307
Vol.11(8), pp. 701-708 , February 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2015.10814

Received: 18 January 2015
Accepted: 10 February 2016
Published: 25 February 2016

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