Integrating cover crops for nitrogen management in corn systems on Northeastern U.S. dairies

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1365-1376

  Ketterings, Quirine M ^a   Swink, Sheryl N ^a   Duiker, Sjoerd W ^b   Czymmek, Karl J ^a   Beegle, Douglas B ^b   Cox, William J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84935524314     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj14.0385     Document Type: Article

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