Effects of nitrogen on photosynthetic characteristics of leaves from two different stay-green corn (Zea mays L.) varieties at the grain-filling stage

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 671-680

  Li, G ^a   Zhang, Z S ^a   Gao, H Y ^a   Liu, P ^a   Dong, S T ^a   Zhang, J W ^a   Zhao, B ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corn; Nitrogen; Photosynthetic characteristics; Photosystem; Stay green variety

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CHLOROPHYLL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLUORESCENCE; HARVESTING; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; MAIZE; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84862015334     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2012-039     Document Type: Article

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