Area under the dry down curve (AUDDC): A method to evaluate rate of dry down in maize

Crop Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2347-2354

  Yang, J ^a   Carena, M J ^a   Uphaus, J ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AgReliant Genetics LLC   (United States)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650104518     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2010.02.0098     Document Type: Article

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