Residual nitrogen effects on soil, forage, and steer gain

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-189

  Berg, William A ^a   Sims, Phillip L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bothriochloa isehaemum; Forage quality; Grass fertilization; Marginal farmland; Old World bluestem; Southern Plains

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; NITROGEN; PASTURE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

OKLAHOMA; UNITED STATES;

BOTHRIOCHLOA ISCHAEMUM;

EID: 0034058257     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003280     Document Type: Article

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