Intercropping of corn with cowpea and bean: Biomass yield and silage quality

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 4100-4104

  Geren, Hakan ^a   Avcioglu, Riza ^a   Soya, Hikmet ^a   Kir, Behcet ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bean; Biomass; Corn; Cowpea; Intercropping; Silage quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAN; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; COWPEA; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PH; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SILAGE; VIGNA UNGIUCULATA;

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; VIGNA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 57149090300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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