Co-regulation of ear growth and internode elongation in corn

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-241

  Xu, Nanfei ^a,d   York, Kent ^a,b   Miller, Philip ^a,c   Cheikh, Nordine ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c Monsanto Mystic Research   (United States)

^d BASF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Ear growth and development; GA; Internode elongation; Uniconazole; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CORRELATION METHODS; GROWTH KINETICS; HARVESTING; HORMONES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

EAR GROWTH; INTERNODE ELONGATION; STEM ELONGATION;

CROPS;

CORN; CORRELATION; ELONGATION; GENOTYPES; GIBBERELLIC ACID; GROWTH; HARVESTING; HORMONES; NODALITY; PLANTS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 15044348097     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-004-5935-3     Document Type: Article

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