Characterization of grain-filling patterns in diverse maize germplasm

Crop Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 999-1009

  Borrás, Lucas ^a   Zinselmeier, Chris ^b   Senior, M Lynn ^c   Westgate, Mark E ^a   Muszynski, Michael G ^a,b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

^c JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GFD; Grain filling duration; Kernel growth rate; Kernel weight; KGR; KW; MC; Moisture concentration

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77952302320     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.08.0475     Document Type: Article

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