The effect of brassinosteroids on the morphology, development and yield of field-grown maize

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-43

  Holá, Dana ^a   Rothová, Olga ^a   Kočová, Marie ^a   Kohout, Ladislav ^b   Kvasnica, Miroslav ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Flowering; Genotypes; Growth; Zea mays L

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77950071146     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-010-9446-0     Document Type: Article

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