Resource distribution and the trade-off between seed number and seed weight: A comparison across crop species

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-102

  Gambin B L ^a,b   Borras L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cereals; Grain weight; Leguminoses; Quinoa; Rape; Sunflower; Yield components

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CEREAL; GROWTH RATE; HERB; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LEGUME; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEED SET; TRADE-OFF;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CHENOPODIUM QUINOA; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 72149089598     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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