A system for testing plastic film for bunker silage preservation - Design and preliminary findings

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-45

  Snell, H G J ^a   Oberndorfer, C ^a   Kutz, A ^a   Lucke W ^a   Van Den Weghe, H F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0001867604     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.2000.0685     Document Type: Article

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