Selecting maize for rapid kernel drydown: Timing of moisture measurement

Maydica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-15

  Reid, Lana M ^a   Morrison, Malcolm J ^a   Zhu, Xiaoyang ^a   Wu, Jinhe ^a   Woldemariam, Tsegaye ^a   Voloaca, Constantin ^a   Xiang, Kui ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breeding; Corn; Kernel moisture; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896455725     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: 22798013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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