Water Stress Influence on The Vegetative Period Yield Components of Different Maize Genotypes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material and Growing Conditions
2.2. Measurements of Grain Yield Traits
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Impact of Water Stress in The V4 Stage
3.2. Impact of Water Stress in The V6 Stage
3.3. Impact of Water Stress in The V8 Stage
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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De Araujo Rufino, C.; Fernandes-Vieira, J.; Martín-Gil, J.; Abreu Júnior, J.D.S.; Tavares, L.C.; Fernandes-Correa, M.; Martín-Ramos, P. Water Stress Influence on The Vegetative Period Yield Components of Different Maize Genotypes. Agronomy 2018, 8, 151. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8080151
De Araujo Rufino C, Fernandes-Vieira J, Martín-Gil J, Abreu Júnior JDS, Tavares LC, Fernandes-Correa M, Martín-Ramos P. Water Stress Influence on The Vegetative Period Yield Components of Different Maize Genotypes. Agronomy. 2018; 8(8):151. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8080151
Chicago/Turabian StyleDe Araujo Rufino, Cassyo, Jucilayne Fernandes-Vieira, Jesús Martín-Gil, José De Souza Abreu Júnior, Lizandro Ciciliano Tavares, Marciabela Fernandes-Correa, and Pablo Martín-Ramos. 2018. "Water Stress Influence on The Vegetative Period Yield Components of Different Maize Genotypes" Agronomy 8, no. 8: 151. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8080151