Green fallow for the central Great Plains

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 762-767

  Schlegel, Alan J ^a   Havlin, John L ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA;

EID: 0030697892     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1997.00021962008900050009x     Document Type: Article

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