Maize yield and quality in response to plant density and application of a novel plant growth regulator

Field Crops Research

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-89

  Zhang, Qian ^a   Zhang, Lizhen ^a   Evers, Jochem ^b   Werf, Wopke van der ^b   Zhang, Weiqiang ^a   Duan, Liusheng ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DA 6; Ear size; Ethephon; Maize lodging; Yield components

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH REGULATOR; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; HYBRID; MAIZE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

CHINA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84903736406     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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