Yield, quality, and persistence of grazing- and hay-type alfalfa under three harvest frequencies

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1094-1103

  Kallenbach, R L ^a   Nelson, C J ^a   Coutts, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; PROTEINS;

FORAGE QUALITY;

AGRONOMY;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0036745444     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2002.1094     Document Type: Article

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