Suitability of sunn hemp as an alternative late-summer legume cover crop

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 246-253

  Mansoer, Zulfadli ^a   Reeves, D Wayne ^b   Wood, C Wesley ^c  

^a JLN Jend A Thalib   (Indonesia)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA JUNCEA; ZEA MAYS;

AGRICULTURE; COMPOSITION; CROPS; DECOMPOSITION; EROSION; HARVESTING;

RESIDUE; SUNN HEMP;

SOILS;

COVER CROP; CROP RESIDUE; FORAGE; GREEN MANURE; LEGUME; SOIL IMPROVEMENT;

USA, ALABAMA;

EID: 0030613296     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100010034x     Document Type: Article

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