The effect of population density on floret initiation, development and abortion in winter wheat

Annals of Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 295-302

  Zhen wen, Yu ^a   Sanford, D A Van ^a   Egli, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Seeding rate; Spike development; Spikelet development; Triticum aestivum L.

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DENSITY; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0024199359     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a087661     Document Type: Article

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