Forage quality and alfalfa characteristics in binary mixtures of alfalfa and bromegrass or timothy

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1581-1585

  Spandl, E ^a   Hesterman, O B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS SECALINUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0030870696     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700050029x     Document Type: Article

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