Genetic relationship of stalk strength and ear height in maize

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-31

  Flint Garcia, Sherry A ^a   McMullen, Michael D ^b   Darrah, Larry L ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037236921     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.0023     Document Type: Article

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