Morpho-physiological traits associated with maize crop adaptations to environments differing in nitrogen availability

Field Crops Research

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-124

  Cirilo, A G ^a   Dardanelli, J ^b   Balzarini, M ^c,d   Andrade, F H ^a,d   Cantarero, M ^c   Luque, S ^c   Pedrol, H M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^d National Council for Scientific Research (CONICET)   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Genotype by environment interaction; Maize; Morpho physiological traits; Nitrogen availability; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HYBRID; MAIZE; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SOIL NITROGEN;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67349236071     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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