A non-destructive method for measuring maize kernel moisture in a breeding program

Maydica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-171

  Reid, L M ^a   Zhu, X ^a   Morrison, M J ^a   Woldemariam, T ^a   Voloaca, C ^a   Wu, J ^a   Xiang, K ^b  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Kernel drydown; Maize or corn; Moisture; Moisture meter

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77958002256     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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