Soil moisture and larval western corn rootworm injury: Influence on gas exchange parameters in corn

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 709-717

  Hou, Xin ^a   Meinke, Lance J ^b   Arkebauer, Timothy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABROTICA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030687965     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1997.00021962008900050001x     Document Type: Article

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