Effects of syncrhonization between silk receptivity and pollen grain vigor on kernel sets of corn (Zea mays L.)

Frontiers of Agriculture in China

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-275

  Wang, Yanzhe ^a   Cui, Yanhong ^b   Zhang, Lihua ^c   Li, Jincai ^b   Liu, Jianfeng ^b   Wang, Ronghuan ^b  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF CEREAL AND OIL CROPS   (China)

Author keywords

Maize; Pollen vigor; Silk receptivity; Synchronization of silking and pollen shedding

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548063774     PISSN: 16737334     EISSN: 1673744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11703-007-0046-3     Document Type: Article

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