Using a chlorophyll meter to estimate specific leaf nitrogen of tropical maize during vegetative growth

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 557-562

  Chapman, Scott C ^a   Barreto, Hector J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CIAT Hillsides Program   (Honduras)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030862113     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1997.00021962008900040004x     Document Type: Article

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