Cropping systems for annual forage production in northeast Saskatchewan

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 187-194

  McCartney, D ^a   Townley Smith, L ^b   Vaage, A ^c   Pearen, J ^d  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c Quality Feeds Ltd   (Canada)

^d Box 5592   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annual forage; Deferred grazing; Intercrop; Monocrop

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; FORAGE; INTERCROPPING; SILAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2342588734     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P03-010     Document Type: Article

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