Early establishment performance of local and hybrid maize under two water stress regimes

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 299-304

  Mabhaudhi, T ^a   Modi, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Emergence; Germination; Hybrids; Landrace

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FIELD CAPACITY; GERMINATION; HYBRID; MAIZE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SUBSISTENCE; WATER STRESS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78751627054     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2010.10639998     Document Type: Article

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