Post-green revolution trends in yield potential of temperate maize in the north-central United States

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1622-1630

  Duvick, D N ^a   Cassman, K G ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC TRAIT; GREEN REVOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; HYBRID; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT YIELD; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033392770     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.3961622x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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