The productivity of oats and berseem clover intercrops. II. Effects of cutting date and density of oats on annual forage yield

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-98

  Ross, S M ^a   King, J R ^a   O'Donovan, J T ^b   Spaner, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avena sativa L.; Cereal legume intercropping; Forage yield; Harvest date; Sowing rate; Trifolium alexandrinum L.

Indexed keywords

FORAGE;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM;

EID: 15544376828     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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