Comparison of Three Indirect Methods for Prediction of Herbage Mass on Timothy-Meadow Fescue Pastures

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 75-81

  Virkajärvi, Perttu ^a  

^a Finland's Environmental Administration   (Finland)

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EID: 0033298732     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064719950135579     Document Type: Article

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