Morphological changes in parental lines of Pioneer brand maize hybrids in the U.S. central Corn Belt

Crop Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1033-1043

  Lauer, Stephen ^a   Hall, Bradford D ^a   Mulaosmanovic, Enver ^a   Anderson, Steven R ^a   Nelson, Barry ^a   Smith, Stephen ^a  

^a PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84859989060     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2011.05.0274     Document Type: Article

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