Relationship between Apical Dome Diameter at Panicle Initiation and the Size of Panicle Components in Rice Grown under Different Nitrogen Conditions during the Vegetative Stage

A pot experiment was conducted to analyze the relationship between the size of each apical dome (AD) and the numbers of differentiated primary rachis-branches (PBs) and spikelets. Two rice cultivars were used : one was a heavy-panicle type ‘Akenohoshi’ and the other was a many-tillering type ‘Nippon...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Kobayasi, Yoji Horie, Tadashi Imaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2002-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.5.3