Illinois bundleflower forage potential in the upper midwestern USA: I. Yield, regrowth, and persistence

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 886-894

  Fischbach, Jason A ^a   Peterson, Paul R ^a   Sheaffer, Craig C ^a   Ehlke, Nancy J ^a   Byun, Jaehyun ^a   Wyse, Donald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; CROPS; HARVESTING; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORAGE POTENTIAL; ILLINOIS BUNDLEFLOWER; MONOCULTURE;

AGRONOMY;

AGRONOMY; CARBOHYDRATES; FARM CROPS; HARVESTING; PLANTS;

DESMANTHUS ILLINOENSIS; DESMODIUM;

EID: 33645974843     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0138     Document Type: Article

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