Efficiency of secondary traits for improving maize for low-nitrogen target environments

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1110-1117

  Banziger M ^a   Lafitte, H R ^b  

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

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORYLUS AMERICANA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037928691     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700040013x     Document Type: Article

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