Leaf senescence in maize hybrids: Plant population, row spacing and kernel set effects

Field Crops Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-26

  Borras L ^a   Maddonni, G A ^a   Otegui, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Leaf senescence; Plant population; Row spacing; Source sink ratio; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POLLINATION;

CROPS;

HYBRID; LEAF; MAIZE; SEED SET; SENESCENCE; SPACING;

ARGENTINA;

VIRIDIPLANTAE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037456739     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(03)00002-9     Document Type: Article

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