Predicting dry matter and crude protein yields of lupin and cereal mono- and bi-crops using a computer model

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 278-293

  Azo, W M ^a   Lane, G P F ^b   Davies, W P ^b   Cannon, N D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bi crop; Cereal; Forage; Lupin; Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867538109     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2011.647795     Document Type: Article

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