Maize grain yield enhancement through high plant density cultivation with different inter-row and intra-row spacings

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 72, Issue , 2016, Pages 28-37

  Testa, Giulio ^a   Reyneri, Amedeo ^a   Blandino, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kernel traits; Plant traits; Seeding rate; Uniform planting pattern

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWING SEASON; MAIZE; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SEEDING; SPACING;

ITALY;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84943592343     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2015.09.006     Document Type: Article

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