Diallel analysis of plant and ear heights in tropical maize (Zea mays L.)

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-238

  Ji, Hee Chung ^a,b   Cho, Jin Woong ^a,c   Yamakawa, Takeo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845616839     PISSN: 00236152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5109/9234     Document Type: Article

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