Top-dressing nitrogen fertilizer rate contributes to decrease culm physical strength by reducing structural carbohydrate content in japonica rice

Lodging is an important factor limiting rice yield and quality by bending or breaking stem in japonica rice (Oryza sativa L.) production. The objectives of this study were to determine the mechanism of lodging resistance in japonica rice as affected by carbohydrate components, especially its related...

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Main Authors: Wu-jun ZHANG, Long-mei WU, Yan-feng DING, Fei WENG, Xiao-ran WU, Gang-hua LI, Zheng-hui LIU, She TANG, Cheng-qiang DING, Shao-hua WANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311915611662