Control of kernel weight and kernel water relations by post-flowering source-sink ratio in maize

Annals of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 857-867

  Borras L ^a   Westgate, M E ^b   Otegui, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kernel development; Kernel sink capacity; Kernel water content; Kernel weight; Maize; Source sink ratio; Water potential; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

WATER RELATIONS;

ZEA MAYS;

WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOWER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MAIZE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED;

FLOWERS; GENOTYPE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SEEDS; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0041922385     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcg090     Document Type: Article

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