Leaf area development, light interception, and yield among switchgrass populations in a short-season area

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 827-834

  Madakadze, I C ^a   Coulman, B E ^b   Peterson, P ^a   Stewart, K A ^a   Samson, R ^c   Smith, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c Glenaladale House   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DETERGENT; DRY MATTER; GRASS; LEAF AREA INDEX; PLANT LEAF;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE; PSEUDOBAHIA;

EID: 0031841433     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800030035x     Document Type: Article

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