The differences in grain weight and quality within a rice (Oryza sativa L.) panicle as affected by panicle type and source-sink relation

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-73

  Wang, F ^a   Chen, S ^a   Cheng, F ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Zhang, G ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Grain filling; Grain weight; Panicle type; Quality; Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; RICE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; STARCH;

JAPONICA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 33846224238     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2006.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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