Improving nitrogen-use efficiency in European maize: Estimation of quantitative genetic parameters

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1259-1265

  Presterl, T ^a   Seitz, G ^b   Landbeck, M ^c   Thiemt, E M ^a   Schmidt, W ^c   Geiger, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b AgReliant Genetics   (United States)

^c KWS SAAT SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038818906     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.1259     Document Type: Article

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