Improving onion yield and market grade by mechanical straw application to irrigation furrows

HortTechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 251-253

  Shock, C C ^a   Jensen, L B ^a   Hobson, J H ^a   Seddigh, M ^a   Shock, B M ^a   Saunders, L D ^a   Stieber, T D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Furrow mulching; Irrigation efficiency; Soil erosion; Water runoff; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032960613     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.9.2.251     Document Type: Article

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