Source: Sink ratio and leaf senescence in maize: I. Dry matter accumulation and partitioning during grain filling

Field Crops Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-253

  Rajcan, Irena ^a   Tollenaar, Matthijs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic advance; Leaf longevity; Nitrogen; Sink ratio; Source; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

HYBRID; MAIZE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; SENESCENCE; SOURCE SINK RATIO;

CROP; LEAF; MAIZE;

EID: 0033022941     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(98)00142-7     Document Type: Article

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