Leaf senescence induced by nitrogen deficiency as indicator of genotypic differences in nitrogen efficiency in tropical maize

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-114

  Erley, Gunda Schulte Auf'm ^a   Begum, Nazma ^a   Worku, Mosisa ^a   Bänziger, Marianne ^b   Horst, Walter J ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b CIMMYT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Cultivate; N uptake kinetics; Photosynthesis; SPAD; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33847762924     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200625147     Document Type: Article

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