Effect of winter cover crops on the dynamics of soil mineral nitrogen and yield and quality of Sudan grass [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 839-845

  Cupina B ^a   Manojlovic M ^a   Krstić, Dj ^a   Cabilovski R ^a   Mikic A ^b   Ignjatovic Cupina A ^a   Eric P ^a  

^a University of Novi Sad   (Serbia)

^b INSTITUTE OF FIELD AND VEGETABLE CROPS   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cover crop; Quality; Soil mineral nitrogen; Sudan grass; Yield

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; PISUM SATIVUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79961081421     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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