Short communication: Comparative soil water use byannual crops at a semiarid site in Montana

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 803-807

  Miller, P R ^a   Holmes, J A ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative crops; Effective rooting depth; Semiarid Montana; Soil water use; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; HERB; LEGUME; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL WATER; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GREAT PLAINS; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; LENS CULINARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84862014328     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2011-191     Document Type: Article

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