The history of silage making in the UK

Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England

Volumn 163, Issue , 2002, Pages 62-71

  Wilman, David ^a   Jones, D J C ^b   Morgan, D E ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; SILAGE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036962554     PISSN: 00804134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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