Winter annual legumes for use as cover crops in row crops in northern regions: I. Field experiments

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1369-1379

  Brandsæter, Lars Olav ^a   Netland, Jan ^a  

^a Norwegian Crop Research Institute   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CULTIVAR; FLOWERING; PLANT BREEDING; SENESCENCE; WEED CONTROL;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO LUPULINA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA;

EID: 0032850278     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.3951369x     Document Type: Article

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