Yield components of maize as affected by short shading periods and thinning

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 580-587

  Cerrudo, A ^a   Di Matteo, J ^a   Fernandez, E ^a   Robles, M ^a   Pico, L Olmedo ^a   Andrade, F H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ear demand; kernel number; kernel weight; shade; sink; stress; thinning.

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYBRID; MAIZE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SHADING; THINNING;

EID: 84883469692     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP13201     Document Type: Article

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