Silages in farming systems

Silage Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 505-546

  Rotz, C Alan ^a   Ford, Stephen A ^b   Buckmaster, Dennis R ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Blythe Cotton Company   (United States)

^c University Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop establishment; Direct cut silage system; Farming system; Harvest methods; Silage economics; Wilted silage system

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102914296     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr42.c11     Document Type: Chapter

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