Reevaluation of row spacing/plant density of seeded pasture grasses for the semiarid prairie

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-264

  Jefferson, Paul G ^a   Andrew Kielly, G ^b  

^a SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forage quality; Forage yield; Leaf:stem ratio; Plot technique

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; PLANT DENSITY; ROW SPACING; YIELD;

AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PSATHYROSTACHYS JUNCEA;

EID: 0344936646     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P96-136     Document Type: Article

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