Dynamics of leaf mass per unit leaf area and root mass per unit root volume of young maize plants: Implications for growth models

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-193

  Drouet, J L ^a   Pages L ^b   Serra, V ^b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Leaf dry mass per unit leaf area: LMA; Maize; Root dry mass per unit root volume: RMV; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

GROWTH MODELING; LEAF; MAIZE; MASS; ROOT;

LAMIINAE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 12344271337     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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