Cover crop mixtures for the western Corn Belt: Opportunities for increased productivity and stability

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 699-705

  Wortman, S E ^a   Francis, C A ^a   Lindquist, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICACEAE; FABACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84861214527     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2011.0422     Document Type: Article

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