Sward age and weather effects on alfalfa yield at a semi-arid location in southwestern Saskatchewan

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 595-599

  Jefferson, P G ^a   Cutforth, H W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forage yield; Medicago sativa L; Modelling; Weather

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; SWARD AGE; WEATHER; YIELD;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN; SWIFT CURRENT;

APUS APUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE;

EID: 0031394947     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P96-110     Document Type: Article

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