Growth responses of three Brachiaria species to light intensity and nitrogen supply

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-87

  Guenni, Orlando ^a   Seiter, S ^b   Figueroa, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Linn Benton Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA; BRACHIARIA DICTYONEURA;

EID: 56149119029     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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