Response of maize varieties to drought stress at different phenological stages in Ethiopia

Tropical Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 61-66

  Kefale, Demelash ^a   Ranamukhaarachchi, S L ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Grain yield; Maize; Silking; Tasseling; Water regimes

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3242657293     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ts.136     Document Type: Article

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