Leaf area, light interception, and crop development in maize

Field Crops Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-87

  Maddonni, G A ^a   Otegui, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Crop development; Green LAI; Light interception; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030239107     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4290(96)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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