Boron deficiency in maize

Plant and Soil

Volumn 342, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 207-220

  Lordkaew, Sittichai ^a   Dell, Bernard ^b   Jamjod, Sansanee ^a   Rerkasem, Benjavan ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anther; Cross fertilization; Pollen viability; Silk; Tassel; Zea mays L

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; BORON; CORRECTION; CROP YIELD; FIELDWORK; MAIZE; STERILITY; SYMPTOM; VIABILITY; WHEAT;

HORDEUM; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79955028640     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0685-7     Document Type: Article

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