Intra-specific competition in maize: Ear development, flowering dynamics and kernel set of early-established plant hierarchies

Field Crops Research

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 198-209

  Pagano, E ^a   Cela, S ^a   Maddonni, G A ^a   Otegui, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ear development; Flowering dynamics; Intra specific competition; Maize; Plant hierarchies

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

EAR DEVELOPMENT; FLOWERING DYNAMICS; INTRA-SPECIFIC COMPETITION; PLANT HIERARCHIES;

CROPS;

FLOWERING; GROWTH RATE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MAIZE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CORN; FARM CROPS; GROWTH; PLANTS; SEEDS;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; PERGAMINO; SOUTH AMERICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248582941     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2007.03.013     Document Type: Article

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