Root growth in response to nitrogen supply in Chinese maize hybrids released between 1973 and 2009

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 642-650

  Wu, QiuPing ^a   Chen, FanJun ^a   Chen, YanLing ^a   Yuan, LiXing ^a   Zhang, FuSuo ^a   Mi, GuoHua ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

maize breeding; nitrogen; R S ratio; relative growth rate; Root

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHINA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HYBRIDIZATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT;

AGRICULTURE; BREEDING; CHINA; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960145339     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-011-4186-6     Document Type: Article

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