Crop and cattle production responses to tillage and cover crop management in an integrated crop-livestock system in the southeastern USA

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-70

  Franzluebbers, Alan J ^a   Stuedemann, John A ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Average daily gain; Conservation tillage; Cover crop; Crop production; Integrated crop livestock production

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; COVER CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MIXED FARMING; SOYBEAN; TILLAGE;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84901247617     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2013.05.009     Document Type: Article

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