Physiological Evaluations of Recent Drought-Tolerant Maize Hybrids at Varying Stress Levels

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1129-1141

  Roth, Jason A ^a   Ciampitti, Ignacio A ^a,b   Vyn, Tony J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84883110985     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2013.0066     Document Type: Article

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