Heat stress in temperate and tropical maize hybrids: Differences in crop growth, biomass partitioning and reserves use

Field Crops Research

Volumn 130, Issue , 2012, Pages 87-98

  Rattalino Edreira, Juan I ^a   Otegui, María E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Grain yield; Heat effects; Hybrids; Maize; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LEAF AREA; MAIZE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84858725387     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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