The role and regulation of the anthesis-silking interval in maize

Physiology and Modeling Kernel Set in Maize

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 43-73

  Edmeades, G O ^a   Bolanos, J ^a   Elings, A ^a   Ribaut, J M ^a   Banziger, M ^a   Westgate, M E ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b Iotva State Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthesis silking interval; Genetic control; Genetic variation; Grain number; Human selection; Maize; Natural selection; Stress tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102223349     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2135/cssaspecpub29.c4     Document Type: Chapter

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