Ovary growth and maize kernel set

Crop Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1104-1110

  Carcova J ^a,b   Otegui, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Monsanto Argentina   (Argentina)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548163580     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2006.09.0590     Document Type: Article

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