Medic planting date effect on dry matter and nitrogen accumulation when clear-seeded or intercropped with corn

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 616-622

  Jeranyama, Peter ^a   Hesterman, Oran B ^a   Sheaffer, Craig C ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA; MEDICAGO SCUTELLATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031762702     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1998.00021962009000050009x     Document Type: Article

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