Effect of nitrogen and potassium fertilizations on elephant grass genotypes used for energy purposes in Northern Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Brunno de Oliveira Almeida*; Rogerio Figueiredo Daher; Antonio Alonso Cecon Novo; Geraldo de Amaral Gravina; Marcelo Vivas; Cassia Roberta de Oliveira Moraes; Bruna Rafaela da Silva Menezes; Eduardo Peres Furlani; Maria do Socorro Bezerra de Araujo; Veronica Brito da Silva

doi:10.5897/AJAR2016.11636

African Journal of
Agricultural Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1991-637X
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
Start Year: 2006
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Effect of nitrogen and potassium fertilizations on elephant grass genotypes used for energy purposes in Northern Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Brunno de Oliveira Almeida*

Brunno de Oliveira Almeida*
Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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Rogerio Figueiredo Daher

Rogerio Figueiredo Daher
Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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Antonio Alonso Cecon Novo

Antonio Alonso Cecon Novo
Instituto Federal Fluminense, Campus Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, RJ, Brazil.
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Geraldo de Amaral Gravina

Geraldo de Amaral Gravina
Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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Marcelo Vivas

Marcelo Vivas
Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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Cassia Roberta de Oliveira Moraes

Cassia Roberta de Oliveira Moraes
Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, AssistÃªncia TÃ©cnica e ExtensÃ£o Rural, Presidente Kennedy, ES, Brazil.
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Bruna Rafaela da Silva Menezes

Bruna Rafaela da Silva Menezes
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, SeropÃ©dica, RJ, Brazil.
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Eduardo Peres Furlani

Eduardo Peres Furlani
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
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Maria do Socorro Bezerra de Araujo

Maria do Socorro Bezerra de Araujo
Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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Veronica Brito da Silva

Veronica Brito da Silva
Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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Article Number - DD0DFDC62064
Vol.11(49), pp. 5043-5049 , December 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2016.11636

Received: 31 August 2016
Accepted: 31 October 2016
Published: 08 December 2016

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