Models of kernel number in maize

Physiology and Modeling Kernel Set in Maize

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 75-88

  Ritchie, J T ^a   Wei, Jun ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Barreness; Crop yield models; Kernel number; Maize; Partitioning coefficients; Plant spatial variability; Prolificacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102230592     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2135/cssaspecpub29.c5     Document Type: Chapter

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