Nitrogen delivery from legume cover crops in no-till organic corn production

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1578-1590

  Parr, M ^a   Grossman, J M ^a   Reberg Horton, S C ^a   Brinton, C ^a   Crozier, C ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Vernon G James Research and Extension Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUPINUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS; PISUM SATIVUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; TRIFOLIUM MICHELIANUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA; VICIA VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80455127303     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2011.0007     Document Type: Article

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