Physiological determinants of crop growth and yield in maize, sunflower and soybean: Their application to crop management, modeling and breeding

Journal of Crop Improvement

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 51-101

  Andrade, F H ^a,b   Sadras, V O ^a,b   Vega, C R C ^a,b   Echarte, L ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b CC 276 ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Crop management; Crop simulation; Maize; Soybean; Sunflower; Yield determination

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27344444724     PISSN: 15427528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J411v14n01_05     Document Type: Review

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