Annual legumes as green manure and forage crops in winter canola (Brassica napus L.) rotations

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-25

  Shrestha, Anil ^a   Hesterman, Oran B ^a   Copeland, Lawrence O ^a   Squire, John M ^a   Fisk, John W ^a   Sheaffer, Craig C ^b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annual medics; Berseem clover; Brassica napus L.; Crop rotation; Green manure; Medicago spp.; Trifolium alexandrinum L.; Winter canola

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; FERTILIZER; GREEN MANURING; LEGUME;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEDICAGO SCUTELLATA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM;

EID: 0033005599     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P98-010     Document Type: Article

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