Nutritionally induced changes in endosperm of shrunken-1 and brittle-2 maize kernels grown in vitro

Crop Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 947-954

  Faleiros, R R S ^a   Seebauer, J R ^b   Below, F E ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029854920     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1996.0011183X003600040022x     Document Type: Article

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