Exploiting grain-filling rate and effective grain-filling duration to improve grain yield of early-maturing maize

Crop Science

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2295-2303

  Gasura, Edmore ^a   Setimela, Peter ^b   Edema, Richard ^c   Gibson, Paul T ^d   Okori, Patrick ^c   Tarekegne, Amsal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER   (Zimbabwe)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84885206743     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2013.01.0032     Document Type: Article

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