Effect of clipping on yield and nutritive value of 'Suerte' Paspalum atratum

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 476-481

  Kalmbacher, Robert S ^a   Mullahey, J Jeffrey ^b   Martin, Frank G ^c   Kretschmer Jr , Albert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; PASPALUM; PASPALUM ATRATUM;

EID: 0030871345     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1997.00021962008900030018x     Document Type: Article

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