Silk abscission in two sweet corn (Zea mays L.) hybrids that differ in susceptibility to common smut infection of ears

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1409-1412

  Pataky, Jerald K ^a   Richter, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b GENERAL MILLS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn smut; Smut resistance; Ustilago maydis; Ustilago zeae

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); TISSUE;

SMUT RESISTANCE; USTILAGO MAYDIS; USTILAGO ZEAE;

SILK;

ABSCISSION; CORN; SILK; TISSUE;

USTILAGO; USTILAGO MAYDIS; USTILAGO ZEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34648831106     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.6.1409     Document Type: Article

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