Changes in qualitative characteristics and yield of three cultivars of berseem clover intercropped with forage corn in low input farming system

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 345-347

  Soleymani, Ali ^a   Shahrajabian, Mohamad Hesam ^b   Naranjani, Lila ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University Ahwaz   (Iran)

Author keywords

Berseem clover; Cultivars; Intercropping; Low input farming; Qualitative characteristics

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLOVER; CORN; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FARMING SYSTEM; FORAGE YIELD; HUMAN; INTERCROPPING; IRAN; NONHUMAN; PLANT HEIGHT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

TRIFOLIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80755126887     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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