Response to selection for reduced grass tetany potential in crested wheatgrass

Crop Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 895-900

  Asay, K H ^a   Mayland, H F ^b,c   Clark, D H ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwest Irrigat Soils Res Lab   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; POACEAE;

EID: 0029953484     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1996.0011183X0036000400013x     Document Type: Article

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