The effect of fertiliser P on crop biomass production, partitioning, and quality in 'Challenger' sweet corn

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1213-1219

  Fletcher, A L ^a   Moot, D J ^b   Stone, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Australian Wheat Board   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ear diameter; Ear length; Harvestable ears; Phosphorus; Unfilled tip length; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; PHOSPHORUS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750470075     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR06020     Document Type: Article

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