Multiscale influences of gophers on alfalfa yield and quality

Field Crops Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 159-168

  Smallwood, Shawn ^a   Geng, Shu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Forage quality; Medicago sativa; Pocket gopher; Thomomys bottae; Yield

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA YIELD; POCKET GOPHER; SCALE;

ANIMALIA; FABACEAE; GEOMYIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; THOMOMYS BOTTAE;

EID: 0030892318     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(96)01034-9     Document Type: Article

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