Chicory root yield and carbohydrate composition is influenced by cultivar selection, planting, and harvest date

Crop Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 748-752

  Wilson, Robert G ^a   Smith, John A ^a   Yonts, C Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICHORIUM; CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 2442503628     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.7480     Document Type: Article

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