Corn (Zea mays L.) yield and yield components as affected by light properties in response to plant parameters and N fertilization

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue , 2018, Pages 173-180

  Soleymani, Ali ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Corn (Zea mays L.) genotype; Light absorption; Light extinction; N chemical fertilization; Plant density; Plant spacing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85048854602     PISSN: 18788181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2018.06.011     Document Type: Article

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