Predicting potential kernel set in maize from simple flowering characteristics

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 892-903

  Lizaso, J I ^a   Westgate, M E ^a   Batchelor, W D ^a   Fonseca, A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGMOIDEA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037509970     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.8920     Document Type: Article

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