Modeling anthesis to silking in maize using a plant biomass framework

Crop Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 937-948

  Borrás, Lucas ^a,c   Astini, Juan P ^a,d   Westgate, Mark E ^a   Severini, Alan D ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^d Pioneer Hi Bred Intl   (Argentina)

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EID: 67249097022     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.05.0286     Document Type: Article

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