Lodging-related stalk characteristics of maize varieties in China since the 1950s

Crop Science

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2805-2814

  Ma, Daling ^a,b   Xie, Ruizhi ^a   Liu, Xin ^a   Niu, Xingkui ^a   Hou, Peng ^a   Wang, Keru ^a   Lu, Yanli ^b   Li, Shaokun ^a,b  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b Center of Crop High Yield Research   (China)

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EID: 84908192627     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2014.04.0301     Document Type: Article

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