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Growth, Development and Grain Yield of Maize

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

R. C. Hawkins  and
P. J. M. Cooper
R. C. Hawkins
Affiliation:
National Agricultural Research Station, Kitale, Kenya
P. J. M. Cooper
Affiliation:
National Agricultural Research Station, Kitale, Kenya
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Summary

Results from field experiments showed that number of mature grains per plant was related to the plant growth rate during the pre-flowering period. This relation was further improved when growth rate was expressed relative to the rate of plant development. This evidence supports the theory that grain abortion is linked with assimilate production.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , April 1981 , pp. 203 - 207
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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