Forage Legumes for Sustainable Cropping Systems

Journal of Crop Production

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 187-216

  Sheaffer, Craig C ^a   Seguin, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological N fixation; Cover crops; Forages; Intercropping; Living mulches; Rotations; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

INSECTA;

EID: 0242407413     PISSN: 1092678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J144v08n01_08     Document Type: Review

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