Plant density and leaf area index effects on the distribution of light transmittance to the soil surface in maize

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1828-1837

  Timlin, Dennis J ^a   Fleisher, David H ^a   Kemanian, Armen R ^b   Reddy, Vangimalla R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84907061182     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj14.0160     Document Type: Article

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