The relationship between field winter injury and fall growth score for 251 alfalfa cultivars

Crop Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 418-426

  Schwab, P M ^a   Barnes, D K ^b   Sheaffer, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0000125969     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1996.0011183X003600020034x     Document Type: Article

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