Sunn-hemp utilized as a legume cover crop for corn production

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-31

  Balkcom, Kipling S ^a   Reeves, D Wayne ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PRODUCTION;

CORN PLANTING; FALLOW PLOTS; SUNN-HEMP; WINTER LEGUMES;

CROPS;

BIOMASS; FARM CROPS; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PRODUCTION;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA JUNCEA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 13544273980     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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