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Reducing Corn Yield Variability and Enhancing Yield Through the Use of Corn-Specific Growth Models

F. D. Raymond Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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W. E. Thomason Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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M. M. Alley Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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D. J. Parrish Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Pages 467-485 | Published online: 06 Oct 2009

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