Classification of maize environments using crop simulation and geographic information systems

Crop Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1708-1716

  Löffler, Carlos M ^a   Wei, Jun ^a   Fast, Tim ^a   Gogerty, Joe ^a   Langton, Steve ^a   Bergman, Marlin ^a   Merrill, Bob ^a   Cooper, Mark ^a  

^a PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

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EID: 25444468900     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.0370     Document Type: Article

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