Effects of planting density on the grain yield and source-sink characteristics of summer maize

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1737-1743

  Liu, Wei ^a   Lu, Peng ^a   Su, Kai ^a   Yang, Jin Sheng ^b   Zhang, Ji Wang ^a   Dong, Shu Ting ^a   Liu, Peng ^a   Sun, Qing Quan ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shandong Denghai Seed Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

High yielding; Planting density; Source sink characteristics; Summer maize

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; LEAF AREA INDEX; MAIZE; PHYTOMASS; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SUMMER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; SEASONS; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956689539     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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