Spring yield and silage characteristics of kura clover, winter wheat, and in mixtures

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 781-787

  Contreras Govea, Francisco E ^a   Albrecht, Kenneth A ^a   Muck, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; CROPS; HARVESTERS; NUTRITION;

CARDINAL' WINTER WHEAT; DECUMBENT GROWTH HABIT; KURA CLOVER; WHEAT BOOT;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; FARM CROPS; FORAGE; NUTRITION;

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM AMBIGUUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33646810062     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0248     Document Type: Article

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