Effects of stem-injected plant growth regulators, with or without sucrose, on grain production, biomass and photosynthetic activity of field-grown corn plants

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-110

  Zhou, X M ^a   MacKenzie, A F ^a   Madramootoo, C A ^a   Smith, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Corn photosynthetic activity; Plant growth regulators; Stem injected; Sucrose; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CORN; GROWTH REGULATOR; PRODUCTIVITY; YIELD;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032845599     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.1999.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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