Yield, morphological characteristics, and chemical composition of European- and mediterranean- derived birdsfoot trefoil cultivars grown in the colder continental United States

Crop Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1893-1901

  Grabber, J H ^a   Riday, H ^a   Cassida, K A ^b   Griggs, T C ^c   Min, D H ^d   MacAdam, J W ^e  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Dep of Agronomy   (United States)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84903147342     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2013.09.0644     Document Type: Article

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