Grain yield is reduced more by weed interference in an old than in a new maize hybrid

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 239-246

  Tollenaar, Matthijs ^a   Aguilera, Alberto ^a   Nissanka, Sarath P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030983540     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1997.00021962008900020014x     Document Type: Article

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