Maize physiological responses to heat stress and hormonal plant growth regulators related to ethylene metabolism

Crop Science

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2135-2146

  Cicchino, Mariano A ^a   Rattalino Edreira, Juan I ^b,c   Otegui, María E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

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EID: 84881527108     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2013.03.0136     Document Type: Article

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