Photosynthetic rate and yield formation in different maize hybrids

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 165-168

  Ding, L ^a   Wang, K J ^b   Jiang, G M ^a,b   Liu, M Z ^a   Gao, L M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll content; Dry mass; Photosynthetic rate; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33947498497     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0032-x     Document Type: Article

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