Water relationships of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) seeds related to final seed dry weight and physiological maturity

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-101

  Vallejos, María ^a   Rondanini, Déborah ^a,b   Wassner, Diego F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Castor bean; Grain growth; Grain moisture; Physiological maturity; Ricinus communis; Seed size

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FLOWERING; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MATURATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEED SIZE; WATER CONTENT;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA];

RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 79957783519     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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