Leafy reduced-stature maize hybrid response to plant population density and planting patterns in a short growing season area

Maydica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 227-234

  Modarres, A M ^a   Dijak, M ^a   Hamilton, R I ^b   Dwyer, L M ^b   Stewart, D W ^b   Mather, D E ^a   Smith, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grain Yield; Leaf area; Stress tolerance; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

MAIZE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT DENSITY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031797797     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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