Rye-corn silage double-cropping reduces corn yield but improves environmental impacts

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 888-896

  Krueger, Erik S ^a   Ochsner, Tyson E ^b   Baker, John M ^c   Porter, Paul M ^a   Reicosky, Don C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SECALE; SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863826271     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2011.0341     Document Type: Article

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