Fig. 1. Mature kernel size and number in maize plants subjected to 5-d water deficit treatments during pre-pollination and post-pollination stages in Exp. I. (a): Kernel dry matter yield per plant, (b): kernel number per ear, (c): average kernel size for all kernels on an ear (left) and in apical regions of ears at the 35th and 40th nodal rings, counting from the base of each ear. Averages ± SEM of seven replicates are shown.

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