Sweet corn variety trials in Ohio: Recent top performers and suggestions for future evaluations

HortTechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 711-718

  Kleinhenz, Matthew D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop quality; Ear diameter; Ear height; Ear length; Plant height; Row number; Shank length; Yield; Zea mays; Brix

Indexed keywords

TUXEDO; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0141564744     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.13.4.0711     Document Type: Conference Paper

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