Winter rye cover crop management influences on soil water, soil nitrate, and corn development

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 316-323

  Krueger, Erik S ^a   Ochsner, Tyson E ^b   Porter, Paul M ^a   Baker, John M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952741725     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2010.0327     Document Type: Article

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