Variations in maize dry matter, harvest index, and grain yield with plant density

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 829-834

  Li, J ^a   Xie, R Z ^b   Wang, K R ^b   Ming, B ^b   Guo, Y Q ^b   Zhang, G Q ^a   Li, S K ^b  

^a SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84929155546     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj14.0522     Document Type: Article

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