New relationships between light interception, ear growth, and kernel set in maize

Physiology and Modeling Kernel Set in Maize

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 89-102

  Otegui, Maria E ^a   Andrade, Fernando H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Unidad Integrada Balcarce   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dry matter partitioning; Ear growth; Ear morphogenesis; Floret fertility; Grain yield; Intercepted radiation; Kernel set; Light interception; Maize; Spikelet fertility

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102232711     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2135/cssaspecpub29.c6     Document Type: Chapter

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