Effect of one- and two-eared selection on stalk strength and other characters in maize

Crop Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 605-611

  Jampatong, S ^a   Darrah, L L ^b   Krause, G F ^b   Barry, B D ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMIC TRAIT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC STRAIN; GRAIN YIELD; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; PLANT DENSITY; RIND; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034048435     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2000.403605x     Document Type: Article

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