A diallel analysis of ear moisture loss rate in maize

Crop Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1140-1144

  Zhang, Yudong ^a   Kang, Manjit S ^a   Magari, Robert ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030477959     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1996.0011183X003600050012x     Document Type: Article

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