Forage and grazing lands: Developmental morphology of smooth bromegrass growth following spring grazing

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1789-1796

  Brueland, B A ^a   Harmoney, K R ^a   Moore, K J ^a   George, J R ^a   Brummer, E C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS SECALINUS;

EID: 0141794087     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.1789     Document Type: Conference Paper

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