Genetic control of grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency in tropical maize;Controle genético da produção de grão e da eficiência de uso do nitrogênio em milho tropical

Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1517-1523

  Souza, Leandro Vagno de ^a   Miranda, Glauco Vieira ^b   Galvão, João Carlos Cardoso ^b   Eckert, Fernando Roberto ^b   Mantovani, Éder Eduardo ^b   Lima, Rodrigo Oliveira ^b   Guimarães, Lauro José Moreira ^c  

^a EMPRESA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUÁRIA DE MINAS GERAIS EPAMIG   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA MILHO E SORGO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Absorption efficiency; Combining ability; Commercial hybrids; Utilization efficiency; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 65249164075     PISSN: 0100204X     EISSN: 16783921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-204X2008001100010     Document Type: Article

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