Cutting height effects on wetland meadow forage yield and quality

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Dovel, Randy L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bluegrass; Carex; Deschampsia caepitosa; Poa; sedge; tufted hairgrass

Indexed keywords

CAREX; DESCHAMPSIA; DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA; PISUM SATIVUM; POA; TRIFOLIUM; DESCHAMPSIA CAESPITOSA;

FORAGE QUALITY; YIELD;

EID: 0029663428     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002686     Document Type: Article

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