Power requirements of hemp cutting and conditioning

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 417-424

  Chen, Ying ^a   Gratton, Jean Louis ^a   Liu, Jude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

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CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1942536988     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2003.12.012     Document Type: Article

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