Contribution of pre-anthesis photoassimilates to grain yield: Its relationship with yield in Argentine sunflower cultivars released between 1930 and 1995

Field Crops Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 88-96

  López Pereira, Mónica ^a   Berney, Andrés ^a   Hall, Antonio J ^a   Trápani, Nora ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Grain filling; Helianthus annuus L.; Non structural carbohydrates; Receptacle structural biomass; Stem structural biomass; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CROPS; GROWTH KINETICS; HARVESTING; NUTRIENTS;

GRAIN FILLING; NONSTRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES; RECEPTACLE STRUCTURAL BIOMASS; STEM STRUCTURAL BIOMASS; SUNFLOWER;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ANGIOSPERM; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; PHYSIOLOGY; STEM;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 43049122460     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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