Early-maturing soybean in a wheat-soybean double-crop system: Yield and net returns

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 295-301

  Kyei Boahen, S ^a   Zhang, L ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; PRODUCTION;

FULL-SEASON SOYBEAN SYSTEM; MATURITY GROUPS (MG); WHEAT-SOYBEAN DOUBLE-CROP SYSTEM;

CROPS;

FARM CROPS; IRRIGATION; VARIETIES; WHEAT;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33645215953     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0198     Document Type: Article

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