Maize commercial hybrids compared to improved population hybrids for grain yield and agronomic performance

Euphytica

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-208

  Carena, M J ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Germplasm improvement; Grain yield; Maize; Population hybrids

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 20044379277     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-005-7072-0     Document Type: Article

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