Early indirect selection for nitrogen use efficiency in maize1

Several studies to evaluate nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) have been carried out using early growth stages. However, there are no scientific reports on the ideal stage for evaluation and on which characteristics have the highest correlation with the NUE at that stage. The aim therefore was to identif...

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Main Authors: Débora Santos Caixeta, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, Ítalo Stefanine Correia Granato, Lucimar Rodrigues de Oliveira, João Carlos Cardoso Galvão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará
Series:Revista Ciência Agronômica
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