Xenia effects in maize with normal endosperm: II. Kernel growth and enzyme activities during grain filling

Crop Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 182-189

  Bulant, C ^a   Gallais, A ^a,b   Matthys Rochon, E ^c   Prioul, J L ^d  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c Claud Bernard University Lyon 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION; GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; GRAIN FILLING; INBRED LINE; KERNEL; NEUTRAL INVERTASE; SELFING; SUCROSE SYNTHASE; XENIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033999257     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2000.401182x     Document Type: Article

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