Kenaf Forage Yield and Quality under Varying Water Availability

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 204-213

  Nielsen, David C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; DETERGENTS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PROTEINS; WATER;

SOIL WATER EXTRACTION;

AGRONOMY;

HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS CANNABINUS; RESEDA LUTEOLA; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0742302350     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0204     Document Type: Article

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