Simulating potential kernel production in maize hybrid seed fields

Crop Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1696-1709

  Fonseca, Agustin E ^a   Lizaso, Jon I ^b   Westgate, Mark E ^a   Grass, Lahcen ^c   Dornbos Jr , David L ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

^c SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4444337491     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.1696     Document Type: Article

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