Forage yield and quality of common vetch mixtures with oat and triticale in two seeding ratios

Field Crops Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 106-113

  Lithourgidis, A S ^a   Vasilakoglou, I B ^b   Dhima, K V ^c   Dordas, C A ^a   Yiakoulaki, M D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^c ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Common vetch; Crude protein; Forage; Growth rate; Intercropping; Oat; Triticale

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FIBERS; PROTEINS; SEED;

COMMON VETCH; CRUDE PROTEINS; FORAGE; INTERCROPPING; OAT; TRITICALE;

CROPS;

CROP YIELD; FORAGE; GROWTH RATE; INTERCROPPING; SEEDLING;

CULTIVATION; FIBERS; PROTEINS; SEEDING;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AVENA SATIVA; TRITICOSECALE; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 33748080133     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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