The effect of planting date on maize grain yields and yield components

Field Crops Research

Volumn 150, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-144

  Tsimba, Rowland ^a   Edmeades, Gregory O ^b   Millner, James P ^c   Kemp, Peter D ^c  

^a Genetic Technologies Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b not available   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Harvest index; Kernel number; Kernel weight; Leaf area index; Maize grain yield; Planting date

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; FLOWERING; GROWTH RATE; LATITUDE; LEAF; LEAF AREA; LEAF AREA INDEX; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MAIZE; RAINFALL; WATER STRESS;

MANAWATU; MANAWATU-WANGANUI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84881027805     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.05.028     Document Type: Article

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