Plant growth regulator effects on balancing vegetative and reproductive phases in alfalfa seed yield

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1139-1145

  Zhang, Tiejun ^a   Wang, Xianguo ^a   Wang, Yunwen ^a   Han, Jianguo ^a   Mao, Peisheng ^a   Majerus, Mark ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ALFALFA SEEDS; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BASAL STEMS; BRASSINOLIDE; CHLORMEQUAT CHLORIDE; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; FLOWER BUDS; GIBBERELLIC ACID; HARVEST INDEX; MEDICAGO; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT HEIGHT; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED QUALITY; SEED SET; SEED YIELD; TRIMETHYL; YIELD COMPONENTS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ECOLOGY; HARVESTING; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SODIUM;

SEED;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE;

EID: 70349469646     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0017     Document Type: Article

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