Estimation of leaf area in tropical maize

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 436-444

  Elings, Anne ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENT; FLOWERING; LEAF NUMBER; MEXICO; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT MODEL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034129348     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2000.923436x     Document Type: Article

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