Quantitative description of the phytomers of big bluestem

Crop Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 737-741

  Boe, A ^a   Bortnem, R ^a   Kephart, K D ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLORESCENCE; INTERNODE; PHYTOMER; PLANT LEAF; REPRODUCTIVE CULM; UNITED STATES;

ANDROPOGON GERARDII;

EID: 0034046154     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2000.403737x     Document Type: Article

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