Soil water dynamics after alfalfa as influenced by crop termination technique

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 294-305

  Bullied, William J ^a   Entz, Martin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032810775     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1999.00021962009100020019x     Document Type: Article

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