Plant density and nitrogen effects on growth dynamics, light interception and yield of maize

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 401-411

  Khan, Amanullah ^a   Ur Rahman, Hidayat ^a   Shah, Zahir ^a   Shah, Paigham ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Light interception; N and maize; Plant density; Yield

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46749099424     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340801998623     Document Type: Article

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