Performance of sweet and forage sorghum grown continuously, double-cropped with winter rye, or in rotation with soybean and maize

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-101

  Buxton, Dwayne R ^a   Anderson, Irvin C ^b   Hallam, Arne ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; SECALE CEREALE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032903721     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1999.00021962009100010015x     Document Type: Article

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