Physiological determinants of maize and sunflower grain yield as affected by nitrogen supply

Field Crops Research

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-267

  Massignam, A M ^a,c   Chapman, S C ^b   Hammer, G L ^c   Fukai, S ^c  

^a EMPRESA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUÁRIA E EXTENSÃO RURAL DE SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Grain yield; Nitrogen uptake; Radiation intercepted; Radiation use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; HERB; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY;

HELIANTHUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67651030019     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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