Quality as a factor in the optimal choice of fertilization and harvest date of meadow hay

Journal of Production Agriculture

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 551-557

  Norton, N A ^a   Clark, R T ^a   Reece, P E ^b   Eskridge, K M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0031452961     PISSN: 08908524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jpa1997.0551     Document Type: Article

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