Claim · model-written summary
Selection increased ear height and top height.
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both ear height and top height increased with selection, but leaf size and ear weight appeared to have decreased.”
t0“Effects of Population Density upon Agronomic Traits Associated with Genetic Increases in Yield of Zea mays L.1”
Title
R. H. Moll; E. J. Kamprath Agronomy Journal 1977. doi:10.2134/agronj1977.00021962006900010021x
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Association C5 yielded 27% more than the original strain.
- Association C10 yielded 42% more than the original strain.
- Association Selection increased prolificacy, ear corn/stover ratio and grain N accumulation.
- Association Higher population density increased yield per hectare in improved strains.
- Association Strain-by-density interactions were not statistically significant.
- Association Selection appeared to decrease leaf size and ear weight.
- Association Percent N in grain and stover decreased.