Intra-specific competition in maize: Contribution of extreme plant hierarchies to grain yield, grain yield components and kernel composition

Field Crops Research

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 155-166

  Maddonni, G A ^a   Otegui, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Grain yield components; Kernel composition; Maize; Plant grain yield; Plant hierarchies

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

GRAIN YIELD COMPONENTS; KERNEL COMPOSITION; PLANT GRAIN YIELD; PLANT HIERARCHIES;

CROPS;

INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MAIZE; YIELD;

CORN; PLANTS; PROTEINS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33644617638     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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