Forage quality and economic implications of systems to manage giant foxtail and oat during alfalfa establishment

Journal of Production Agriculture

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 300-308

  Becker, R L ^a   Sheaffer, C C ^a   Miller, D W ^a   Swanson, D R ^a  

^a Dep of Agronomy and Plant Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; AVENA SATIVA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SETARIA FABERI;

EID: 0031679416     PISSN: 08908524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jpa1998.0300     Document Type: Article

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