Industry-scale evaluation of maize hybrids selected for increased yield in drought-stress conditions of the US corn belt

Crop Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1608-1618

  Gaffney, Jim ^a   Schussler, Jeff ^a   Löffler, Carlos ^a   Cai, Weiguo ^b   Paszkiewicz, Steve ^a   Messina, Carlos ^a   Groeteke, Jeremy ^a   Keaschall, Joe ^a   Cooper, Mark ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84930907769     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2014.09.0654     Document Type: Article

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