Impact of defoliation on corn forage quality

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 651-657

  Roth, G W ^a   Lauer, J G ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; INSURANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CORN FORAGE QUALITY; DEFOLIATION;

CROPS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 44449117085     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2007.0205     Document Type: Article

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