Chicory productivity, forage quality, and response to nitrogen fertilization

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 232-238

  Collins, Michael ^a   McCoy, Joe E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICHORIUM INTYBUS; POACEAE;

EID: 0030909191     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1997.00021962008900020013x     Document Type: Article

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