Kernel weight and its response to source manipulations during grain filling in Argentinean maize hybrids released in different decades

Field Crops Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 307-312

  Echarte, L ^a   Andrade, F H ^a   Sadras, V O ^b   Abbate, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding; Grain filling duration; Kernel growth rate

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); RESERVATION SYSTEMS;

BREEDING; GRAIN FILLING DURATION; KERNEL GROWTH RATE;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

MAIZE; PLANT BREEDING; YIELD;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 32644489661     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2005.07.013     Document Type: Article

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