Occurrence and proposed cause of hollow husk in maize

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 237-242

  Below, Fred E ^a   Duncan, Kateri A ^a   Uribelarrea, Martin ^a   Ruyle, Thomas B ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAIT ANALYSIS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PESTICIDES; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION;

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; ETHEPHON; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH STAGES; IN PLANTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; PLANT GROWTHS; STROBILURIN; ZEA MAYS L.;

ETHYLENE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58149493684     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2008.0158N     Document Type: Article

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