Mineral composition of the grains of tropical maize varieties as affected by pre-anthesis drought and rate of nitrogen fertilization

Crop Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 516-523

  Feil, B ^a   Moser, S B ^a   Jampatong, S ^b   Stamp, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 14844361869     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2005.0516     Document Type: Article

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