Barrenness and changes in tassel development and flowering habit of hybrid maize associated with low air temperatures

Plant Production Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 93-98

  Hayashi, Taku ^a   Makino, Tsukasa ^a   Sato, Narichika ^a   Deguchi, Kenzaburo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barrenness; Hybrid cultivar; Low temperature; Tassel development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920059856     PISSN: 1343943X     EISSN: 13491008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/pps.18.93     Document Type: Article

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