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Re: Maize Kernel Weight
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ken boote <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 1 Sep 1999 17:43:40 -0300
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Michael:

I think it is dry weight.  You should set the G3 value, such that you
reproduce the single kernel dry mass at final maturity for your environment.

Ken Boote

At 05:36 PM 8/30/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>    The maize genetic parameter G3 Kernel Weight Coefficient is given as
>the kernel filling rate in mg/day.  I have some data on Tohono
>(Pima-Papago) maize for average production (grams)  per plant, average
>number of kernels per plant, and the time between silking and maturity.
>Is the G3 parameter based on dried weight or pre-dried weight?
>
>--
>Michael Pool
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>Austin Community College
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