The productivity of oats and berseem clover intercrops. I. Primary growth characteristics and forage quality at four densities of oats

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-86

  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 quality; Growth analysis; Sowing rate; Trifolium alexandrinum L.

Indexed keywords

FORAGE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM;

EID: 15544380769     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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