Maize radiation use efficiency under optimal growth conditions

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-78

  Lindquist, John L ^a   Arkebauer, Timothy J ^a   Walters, Daniel T ^a   Cassman, Kenneth G ^a   Dobermann, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; VEGETATION;

GENETIC GROWTH POTENTIAL; LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI); OPTIMAL GROWTH; SEASONAL CHANGES;

RADIATION;

BIOMASS; FARM CROPS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; RADIATION;

RICKETTSIA SP. PAR; RUTA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 13544257269     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0072     Document Type: Article

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