Modulated increased UV-B radiation affects crop growth and grain yield and quality of maize in the field

Photosynthetica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 595-601

  Yin, L N ^a,b   Wang, S W ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

growth; maize; quality; UV B radiation; yield

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871448883     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-012-0068-9     Document Type: Article

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