Effects of pre-anthesis drought, nitrogen fertilizer rate, and variety on grain yield, yield components, and harvest index of tropical maize

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 41-58

  Moser, Samuel B ^a,c   Feil, Boy ^a   Jampatong, Sansern ^b   Stamp, Peter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b National Corn and Sorghum Research Center   (Thailand)

^c Forschungsanstalt für Biologischen Landbau ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Harvest index; Nitrogen fertilization; Pre anthesis water stress; Tropical maize; Yield components

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DROUGHT; IRRADIATION; IRRIGATION; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; VEGETATION;

HARVEST INDEX; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; PRE-ANTHESIS WATER STRESS; TROPICAL MAIZE;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

DROUGHT; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRADIATION; IRRIGATION; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; VEGETATION;

CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE;

DROUGHT; FERTILIZERS; GRAIN; IRRIGATION; PLANTS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 32044464371     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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