N-use efficiency of single, double and synthetic maize lines grown at four N levels in three ecological zones of West Africa

Field Crops Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-199

  Akintoye, H A ^a   Kling, J G ^a   Lucas, E O ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hybrid; N uptake efficiency; N use efficiency; N utilization efficiency; West Africa; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; GENETIC LINE; HYBRID; MAIZE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; WEST AFRICA;

CULTIVAR; MAIZE; NITROGEN; YIELD;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032982222     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(98)00122-1     Document Type: Article

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