Forage potential of intercropping berseem clover with barley, oat, or triticale

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1013-1020

  Ross, Shirley M ^a   King, Jane R ^a   O'Donovan, John T ^b   Spaner, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HARVESTING; QUALITY CONTROL;

CEREAL DENSITY; FORAGE POTENTIAL;

AGRONOMY;

AGRONOMY; BARLEY; FARM CROPS; FORAGE; HARVESTING; OATS; QUALITY CONTROL;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICOSECALE RIMPAUI;

EID: 4043161193     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.1013     Document Type: Article

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