Methanol and the productivity of tropical crops
Conference
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OSTI ID:442778
- Univ. of the West Indies, St. Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago). Faculty of Agriculture
Studies are being conducted in Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia and St. Kitts/Nevis to determine the effect of aqueous solutions of methanol on the growth and yield of a wide range of vegetable, field and perennial crops. The paper presents a summary of results to data for ten of the crops studied. Six of these crops, lettuce, sweet pepper, tomato, mango and breadfruit, have shown significant increases in growth or yield with methanol application, while others such as pigeon pea, rice, banana and cocoa have shown more limited responses. There appears to be some potential for the use of methanol in tropical crop production but further studies are required before this apparent potential can be harnessed.
- OSTI ID:
- 442778
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951266-; TRN: IM9712%%203
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1995 world methanol conference, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 5-7 Dec 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]; Related Information: Is Part Of 1995 world methanol conference; PB: 293 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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