The effect of farming systems on the relationship of corn root growth to grain yields

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 101-109

  Goldstein, Walter A ^a  

^a Michael Fields Agricultural Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

crop rotations; green manures; sustainable agriculture; Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344250319     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: 14785498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0889189300008602     Document Type: Article

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