Physiological N response of field-grown maize hybrids (Zea mays L.) with divergent yield potential and grain protein concentration

Plant and Soil

Volumn 316, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 151-160

  Uribelarrea, Martín ^a   Crafts Brandner, Steven J ^b,c   Below, Fred E ^a  

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

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c BASF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop productivity; Leaf photosynthesis; Maize; N allocation; N utilization; Nitrogen; PEP carboxylase; Rubisco; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEAF AREA INDEX; MAIZE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 59649105450     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9767-1     Document Type: Article

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