Spatial variation affects precision of perennial cool-season forage grass trials

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-81

  Casler, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; YIELD;

BROMUS INERMIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FESTULOLIUM BRAUNII; LOLIUM HYBRIDUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0032902118     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1999.00021962009100010012x     Document Type: Article

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