Effects of population density and planting pattern on the yield and yield components of leafy reduced-stature maize in a short-season area

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-17

  Begna, S H ^a,b   Hamilton, R I ^a,c   Dwyer, L M ^a,c   Stewart, D W ^a,c   Smith, D L ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grain moisture; Grain yield; Leafy reduced stature; Population density and row spacing

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030670723     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.1997.tb01142.x     Document Type: Article

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