Genetic variation for nitrogen use efficiency in a set of recombinant maize inbred lines I. Agrophysiological results

Maydica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-66

  Bertin, P ^a   Gallais, A ^a,b  

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

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Maize; Nitrogen use efficiency; Selection criteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034071518     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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