Effects of between-row and within-row spacing on alfalfa seed yields

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 794-803

  Zhang, Tiejun ^a   Wang, Xianguo ^a   Han, Jianguo ^a   Wang, Yunwen ^a   Mao, Peisheng ^a   Majerus, Mark ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 42449153654     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.06.0340     Document Type: Article

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