Maximizing seed production in eastern gamagrass

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 863-869

  Lemke, Bryce M ^a   Gibson, Lance R ^a   Knapp, Allen D ^a   Dixon, Phillip M ^b   Moore, Kenneth J ^a   Hintz, Roger ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

GRAZING EFFECTS;

AGRONOMY;

POACEAE; TRIPSACUM; TRIPSACUM DACTYLOIDES;

EID: 0042703168     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.8630     Document Type: Article

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