Root growth and yield of differing alfalfa rooting populations under increasing salinity and zero leaching

Crop Science

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2064-2071

  Vaughan, Laura V ^a   MacAdam, Jennifer W ^a,c   Smith, Steven E ^b   Dudley, Lynn M ^a  

^a Abgenix Inc   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0036888841     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2002.2064     Document Type: Article

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