Yield and forage quality of interseeded legumes in a high-desert environment

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 85-97

  Guldan, Steven J ^a   Martin, Charles A ^a   May, Tammy ^a   Steiner, Robert L ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forage legume; Forage quality; Interseeding; Relay intercropping; Sweet corn

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICES; DESERT REGION; FORAGE PRODUCTION; INTERSEEDING; LEGUMES; MAIZE; RELAY INTERCROPPING;

EID: 0031716977     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v12n02_07     Document Type: Article

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