The influence of regular deficit irrigation applications on water use, yield, and quality components of two corn (Zea mays L.) genotypes

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 65-71

  Aydinsakir, Koksal ^a   Erdal, Sekip ^a   Buyuktas, Dursun ^b   Bastug, Ruhi ^b   Toker, Ramazan ^a  

^a Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute   (Turkey)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Corn; Grain yield; Protein content; Sugar content; Water deficit

Indexed keywords

CORN; GRAIN YIELD; PROTEIN CONTENTS; SUGAR CONTENT; WATER DEFICITS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRIGATION; WATER SUPPLY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; PROTEIN; SUGAR; TOLERANCE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS; WEIGHT;

EID: 84880598885     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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