Winter cereal cover crop removal strategy affects spring soil nitrate levels

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 55-67

  Jewett, M R ^a   Thelen, K D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Residual soil nitrate; Winter cereal cover crops

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33947236316     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v29n03_06     Document Type: Article

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