Cover crop response to late-season planting and nitrogen application

Journal of Production Agriculture

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 289-293

  Monks, C D ^a   Basden, T ^b   Hatton, J L ^c   McFarland, M L ^d   Poland, S M ^e   Rayburn, E ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c State Soil Conserv Comm   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WVU Coop Ext Serv ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISUM SATIVUM; PISUM SATIVUM VAR. ARVENSE; SATIVUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030967346     PISSN: 08908524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jpa1997.0289     Document Type: Article

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