A high plant density reduces the ability of maize to use soil nitrogen.

Understanding the physiological changes associated with high grain yield and high N use efficiency (NUE) is important when increasing the plant density and N rate to develop optimal agronomic management. We tested the hypothesis that high plant densities resulting in crowding stress reduce the abili...

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Main Authors: Peng Yan, Junxiao Pan, Wenjie Zhang, Junfang Shi, Xinping Chen, Zhenling Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5325311?pdf=render