Winter annual small grain forage potential. I. Dry matter yield in relation to morphological characteristics of four small grain species at six growth stages

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 867-879

  Edmisten, Keith L ^a   Green Jr , James T ^a   Mueller, J Paul ^a   Burns, Joe C ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CEREAL; FORAGE; YIELD;

ANIMALIA; AVENA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031811922     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629809369992     Document Type: Article

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