Carbon and nitrogen allocation and grain filling in three maize hybrids differing in leaf senescence

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-211

  Pommel, B ^a   Gallais, A ^b   Coque, M ^b   Quillere I ^c   Hirel, B ^c   Prioul, J L ^d   Andrieu, B ^a   Floriot, M ^a  

^a UMR 1402 ECOSYS   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCES PARIS SACLAY IPS2   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass; Genetic variations; Leaf senescence; Leaf stages; Maize; Nitrogen; Phenology; Yield components; Yielding ability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; LEAF; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHENOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENESCENCE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 32644479564     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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