Canopy height and nitrogen supplementation effects on performance of heifers grazing limpograss

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1375-1380

  Newman, Y C ^a   Sollenberger, L E ^a   Kunkle, W E ^a   Chambliss, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PROTEINS; UREA;

CANOPY HEIGHTS;

AGRONOMY;

BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; HEMARTHRIA; HEMARTHRIA ALTISSIMA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036851635     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2002.1375     Document Type: Article

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