Persistence and single-plant productivity in nondormant alfalfa

Crop Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 336-340

  Hotchkiss, J R ^a   Smith, S E ^b   Miller, W B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0038750743     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1996.0011183X003600020021x     Document Type: Article

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