The influence of hybrid maturity and planting date on sweet sorghum productivity during a harvest season

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 263-267

  Burks, Payne S ^a   Felderhoff, Terry J ^a   Viator, Howard P ^b   Rooney, William L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Agriculture Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 84872920068     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2012.0317     Document Type: Article

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