Effects of summer grazing strategies on organic reserves and root characteristics of big bluestem

Crop Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2008-2014

  Mousel, E M ^a   Schacht, W H ^a   Zanner, C W ^a   Moser, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; ANIMALIA;

EID: 25444478384     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.0694     Document Type: Article

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