Environmental effects on the early stages of tassel morphogenesis in maize (Zea mays L.)

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 91-98

  Bechoux, Nadia ^a   Bernier, G ^a   Lejeune, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chilling; Climatic stress; Flowering; Maize; Tassel morphogenesis; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033974481     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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