Growth of corn roots under low-input and conventional farming systems

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 173-177

  Pallant, Eric ^a   Lansky, David M ^b   Rio, Jessica E ^a   Jacobs, Lawrence D ^a   Schuler, George E ^a   Whimpenny, Walter G ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Low input agriculture; Soil physical properties

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 16944362999     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0889189300007517     Document Type: Article

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