Fertilizer nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and sulphur effects on forage yield and quality of timothy hay in the Parkland region of Saskatchewan, Canada

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1341-1360

  Malhi, S S ^a   Loeppky, H ^a,d   Coulman, B ^b   Gill, K S ^a,e   Curry, P ^c   Plews, T ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^e Soil Plant Water Consulting Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POACEAE;

EID: 4444359975     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PLN-200025834     Document Type: Article

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