Field losses for mechanically harvested green peas

Journal of Vegetable Crop Production

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-81

  Glancey, J L ^a   Kee, W E ^a   Wootten, T L ^a   Dukes, M D ^a   Postles, B C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Field loss; Green peas; Mechanical harvesting; Pod stripper combine

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244258103     PISSN: 10496467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J068v02n01_08     Document Type: Article

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