Yield and nutritive value of irrigated winter cereal forage grass-legume intercrops in the Southern High Plains, USA

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 352-358

  Lauriault, L M ^a   Kirksey, R E ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; NUTRITION;

DWINDING WATER SUPPLIES; INTERCROPPING;

AGRONOMY;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICOSECALE RIMPAUI; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1642380167     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.3520     Document Type: Article

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