Nutrient source and tillage impacts on tall fescue production and soil properties

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1427-1437

  Netthisinghe, Annesly M P ^a   Woosley, Paul B ^a   Gilfillen, Becky ^a   Cook, Kimberly L ^b   Sistani, Karamat R ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

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EID: 84903156450     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj13.0564     Document Type: Article

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