African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6849

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of defoliation from the bottom to the top on the yield of Brazilian soybean cultivars

Amilton Ferreira da Silva
  • Amilton Ferreira da Silva
  • Departament of Plant Science, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Zip Code 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Tuneo Sediyama
  • Tuneo Sediyama
  • Departament of Plant Science, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Zip Code 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Francisco Charles dos Santos Silva
  • Francisco Charles dos Santos Silva
  • Departament of Plant Science, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Zip Code 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Andre Ricardo Gomes Bezerra
  • Andre Ricardo Gomes Bezerra
  • Departament of Plant Science, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Zip Code 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Danieli Piano Rosa
  • Danieli Piano Rosa
  • Departament of Plant Science, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Zip Code 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Cosme Damiao Cruz
  • Cosme Damiao Cruz
  • Departament of Plant Biology, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Zip Code 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Luiz Antonio dos Santos Dias
  • Luiz Antonio dos Santos Dias
  • Departament of Plant Science, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Zip Code 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 23 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 12 August 2015
  •  Published: 13 August 2015

How to cite this article

APA /
Ferreira da Silva, A., Sediyama, T., Charles dos Santos Silva, F., Bezerra, A. R. G., Rosa, D. P., Cruz, C.D., & Antônio dos Santos Dias, L. (2015). Effect of defoliation from the bottom to the top on the yield of Brazilian soybean cultivars. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 10(33), 3296-3304.
Chicago /
Amilton Ferreira da Silva, Tuneo Sediyama, Francisco Charles dos Santos Silva, Andr&e Ricardo Gomes Bezerra, Danieli Piano Rosa, Cosme Damião Cruz and Luiz Antônio dos Santos Dias. "Effect of defoliation from the bottom to the top on the yield of Brazilian soybean cultivars." African Journal of Agricultural Research 10, no. 33 (2015): 3296-3304.
MLA /
Amilton Ferreira da Silva, et al. "Effect of defoliation from the bottom to the top on the yield of Brazilian soybean cultivars." African Journal of Agricultural Research 10.33 (2015): 3296-3304.