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Growth and Fruiting of Compact and Hy Normal Corn Types Under a High Population Stress 1
Author(s) -
Sowell W. F.,
Ohlrogge A. J.,
Nelson O. E.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1961.00021962005300010009x
Subject(s) - biology , vegetative reproduction , agronomy , environmental stress , population , plant growth , botany , ecology , demography , sociology
Synopsis The ability of plants of the maize mutant, compact , to produce grain under conditions of population stress is due to the termination of vegetative growth at an earlier stage of plant development than in normal plants. The compact plants are then supporting only the reproductive functions at a time when normal plants are attempting to support both the reproductive functions and a high rate of vegetative growth.