Understanding nitrogen-induced kernel growth of maize

• Grant number: 96/12798-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: July 15, 1997
• End date: January 14, 1999
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Crop Science
• Principal Investigator: Jairo Osvaldo Cazetta
• Grantee: Jairo Osvaldo Cazetta
• Host Investigator: Frederich E. Below
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Jaboticabal , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

Abstract

The overall objective of this project is to understand factors involved in N-induced growth of maize kernels. Stem infusion or in vitro kernel culture will be used to abruptly enhance the supply of N to normally aborting apical kernels at key stages during... (AU)