Fall cutting management affects yield and persistence of alfalfa in Atlantic Canada

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-63

  Belanger G ^a   Kunelius, T ^b   McKenzie, D ^a   Papadopoulos, Y ^a   Thomas, B ^c   McRae, K ^d   Fillmore, S ^d   Christie, B ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Charlottetown Research and Development Centre   (Canada)

^c Production Technology   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Cultivar; Harvest management; Medicago sativa L.; Persistence; Yield

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0344197561     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P98-035     Document Type: Article

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