Row spacing effects on light extinction coefficients of corn, sorghum, soybean, and sunflower

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-190

  Flénet, Francis ^a   Kiniry, James R ^b   Board, James E ^c   Westgate, Mark E ^b   Reicosky, Donald C ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR; SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029809821     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1996.00021962008800020011x     Document Type: Article

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