Dry matter yield and nutritive value of corn, forage sorghum, and BMR forage sorghum at different plant populations and nitrogen rates

Field Crops Research

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 52-57

  Marsalis, M A ^a   Angadi, S V ^a   Contreras Govea, F E ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown midrib; Corn; Forage sorghum; Nitrogen; Population; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SEMIARID REGION; SILAGE; SORGHUM;

SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 75449106760     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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