Effect of water-stress on some water related traits and their relationships with height and dry matter in maize early maturing inbred lines

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2852-2857

  Mohammady D, Shahram ^a   Hasannejad, Roya ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dry matter; Height; Maize inbred lines; Water related traits; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845442702     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.2852.2857     Document Type: Article

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