Heat stress during late vegetative growth of maize: Effects on phenology and assessment of optimum temperature

Crop Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1432-1436

  Cicchino, M ^a   Rattalino Edreira, J I ^b   Otegui, M E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas   (Argentina)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953947103     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2009.07.0400     Document Type: Article

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